2007 PRESS/PHOTO INFORMATION

The National Space Trophy is presented annually to an individual who has excelled in furthering national goals in the field of space. The 2007 winner was Eugene F. "Gene" Kranz. The event was held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Houston on Friday, April 20, 2007. Jim Hartz, former NBC correspondent and host of the Today Show served as Master of Ceremonies. Space legend Dr. Chris Kraft Jr. presented the National Space Trophy to Gene Kranz. Please see the 2007 Agenda page for a complete list of speakers and photos from the banquet.

Press Releases

Date

Subject/Title

Photo/Link(s)

02-12-07

Gene Kranz Named 2007 Space Trophy Winner Word document press release

Official portrait lo res. (NASA)

Official portrait hi res.

04-22-07

Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Recognizes Winners Word document press release


Descriptions of accomplishments and low-resolution photos are on the Stellar Winners page.

Kranz with trophy,

RNASA President Floyd Bennett, Gene Kranz, Dr. Chris Kraft with the trophy,

High-resolution photos of Stellar Winners:Early Career Caption: L to R Reilly, Crouch, York, Mulqueen (for Scudder), Hopkins, Clifford, Higginbotham. Weigel not pictured.

Mid-Career, Caption L to R: Higginbotham, Leonard, Sparks, Singer, Doering, Sigur, Cuardos, Ceccacci, Reilly.

Late-Career, Caption L to R: Reilly, Lacefield, Beckett, Boardman, Brandenstein, Ecord, Savely, Higginbotham. Kennedy not pictured.

Team, Caption L to R: Higginbotham, Thomson, Arepalli, Cooper, Vajdos, Duxbury, Graf, Reilly.

The winners in all categories low res or high res. Caption: Second row L to R: Brandenstein, Singer, Ceccacci, Thomson, Sigur, Lacefield, Clifford, Ecord. First row L to R: York, Doering, Hopkins, Arepalli, Saveley, Sparks, Graf, Vajdos, Cooper. Not pictured: Beckett, Boardman, Crouch, Cuardos, Duxbury, Kennedy, Scudder, Weigel.

The RNASA Foundation appreciates the coverage provided of the Stellar Awards by the following services:
The Citizen, Bay Area
SAIC
moontoday
spaceref
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collectspace
nanotech-now
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