2020 Stellar Nominees
In 2020, 49 government and 100 corporate nominations were received in four categories, Early Career, Mid Career, Late Career, and Team. See each individual's or team's nomination citation by award categories below.
Gerald C. Alaniz of CACI, Inc - Critical contributions to the success of the Seeker mission, its safe operation, and its ability to meet the accelerated schedule of an ISS X-Project.
Jason B. Allen of The Boeing Company - Exceptional pursuit of continuous improvement, engineering excellence, and innovation to ensure the continued success of human spaceflight.
Brian F. Banker of NASA Johnson Space Center - Outstanding work on SAFER and Seeker, and mentoring the next generation of propulsion engineers.
Benjamin Bell of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Outstanding contributions to the RS-25 powerhead design improvements, including the MI Oxidizer Manifold ("Hot Dog") redesign and the Monolithic Additively Manufactured Heat Exchanger, as well as mentorship and expertise in structured light analysis.
Maj. Adam B. Brown of the United States Air Force - Outstanding contributions to advancing military space leading to successful operations and delivery of GPS to billions of users worldwide.
Shannon Stiles Coggin of United Launch Alliance - Leadership, technical accomplishments and expertise leading the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Production Operations team's installation and integration of the launch vehicle adapter that will connect Boeing's CST-100 Starliner to ULA's Atlas V rocket.
Jesse Craft of Jacobs - Superior design and technical solutions furthering space suit technology.
Christopher T. Dobbins of NASA Johnson Space Center - World-class leadership in environmental flight control and critical management of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels onboard human spacecraft.
Ericka Doucette of Collins Aerospace - Exceptional technical skills leadership in quality and export control in support of NASA space explorations.
Dylan Faherty of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Exceptional technical knowledge in welding and outstanding technical leadership to implement a robust methodology for fracture control compliance on the Orion Program.
Jamil E. Fares of Northrop Grumman - Key contributions to the fault protection team, including developing the advanced thermal control assembly sequencing, and assessing launch sequencing timing and faults that may impact mission success.
Benjamin Fearn of Collins Aerospace - Outstanding contribution to the NASA Flight Test Program for the CST Program.
Zachary Forehand of Oceaneering Space Systems - Exceptional quality engineering and leadership supporting Oceaneering and NASA human spaceflight.
Matthew P. Fritz of Draper Laboratory - Outstanding technical excellence in the development, test, and day of launch operations for the Ascent Abort 2 Guidance, Navigation, and Control system.
Jonathan W. Heaven of Collins Aerospace - Exceptional work ethic, integrity, technical abilities, and contributions to the Parker Solar Probe.
Capt. Nolan T. Hebein of the United States Air Force - Outstanding leadership in the development of a highly successful Missile Defense Agency Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Flight Target Missile and two U.S. Army Lower Tier Projects Office Target Missiles missions.
Dr. Kayla Iacovino of Jacobs - Outstanding contributions to our understanding of how planetary atmospheres affect human life.
Dr. Kristen John of Jacobs - Outstanding contributions as an exploration research engineer, leading projects in planetary exploration at NASA Johnson Space Center.
Jessica L. Lange of Jacobs - Outstanding leadership in flow management and scheduling at the Kennedy Space Center to ensure the safe landing and recovery of the Artemis missions returning from the Moon and Mars.
Maj. Christian M. Lewis of the United States Air Force - Successful development of two classified, multi-billion dollar game-changing capabilities across the intelligence and defense communities that have reshaped the space industry.
Francis Jae Lynch of SAIC - Stellar performance within the ISS Mission Assurance Operations Team through exercise of technical responsibilities including software transition open safety reviews, operations product reviews, independent console safety assessment work, and implementation of product improvement tools used for training.
Jonathan S. Millard of NASA Glenn Research Center - Outstanding leadership of the Orion European Service Module propulsion integration team to ensure safe and successful missions.
Leshawn Nevins of Lockheed Martin - Technical excellence leading hardware and software user-interface evaluations to improve astronaut operability and situational awareness during NASA's Artemis missions to the Moon.
Megan Ortiz of Jacobs - Innovative and superior contributions to maintaining astronaut strength and endurance in microgravity environments.
Robert Parcher of Northrop Grumman - Outstanding leadership in testing and demonstrating that the hot gas valve material for the Orion ACM is not fracture critical.
Dr. Gretchen R. Phelps of USAF Air Force Research Laboratory - Outstanding contributions to developing new capabilities that significantly enhance navigation performance of guidance, navigation and control for GPS and long-range systems.
Capt. Brian P. Riley of the United States Air Force - Outstanding acquisition leadership delivering superior agile and responsive small launch contracts and services for the U.S. Air Force.
Thilini Schlesinger of NASA Johnson Space Center - Exceptional contributions to the International Space Station Program by fostering a customer centric approach and directly contributing to the success of ISS payloads.
Michael A. Skeen of Lockheed Martin - Exceptional expertise across multiple systems engineering disciplines, resulting in innovative solutions to OSIRIS-REx's sample acquisition challenges.
Teresa M. Spinelli of Northrop Grumman - Outstanding leadership of the fault protection qualification, including the test plan updates, script updates, and ensuring on-time completion.
Huy-Duc Trung of Northrop Grumman - Exceptional contributions to fault protection engineering as an implementation lead, including developing the sequencing for accommodating recoverable processor resets without loss of redundancy.
Tessa N. Turek of The Boeing Company - Exceptional thinking, calm persistence, and tireless dedication to human spaceflight.
Sarah L. Weis of The Boeing Company - Significant contributions towards the advancement of the Space Launch Systems Program.
Matthew C. Wilkinson of NASA Johnson Space Center - Innovative technical and outstanding leadership contributions to JSC's rendezvous team for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
Ryan S. Wurst of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Successful leadership of the qualification test campaign of the SLS Orion jettison motor.
Kristopher D. Zapalac of Leidos - Exceptional contributions in researching and significantly enhancing manufacturing capabilities to develop rapid prototypes, ground support equipment, and certified space-flight hardware using 3-D printing technologies.
Melissa A. Batis of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Outstanding technical integration and exemplary leadership contributing to the success of the Exploration Ground System Program.
Timothy Burroughs of The Boeing Company - Outstanding career performance including recent leadership of the final assembly effort associated with delivery of the SLS core stage rocket.
Harold M. Carlson of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Exceptional service and dedication in leading the transition of NASA's Kennedy Space Center to become a multiuser spaceport and continuing to ensure its ability to support diverse users far into the future.
Kevin M. Deken of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Significant contributions to the design and implementation of the embedded engine control unit software used to control the RS-25 engines for NASA's Space Launch System.
Jennifer L. Devolites of NASA Johnson Space Center - Outstanding leadership and dedication to the in-house design, development, testing, and flight operations of Orion's Ascent Abort 2 Crew Module and Separation Ring Project.
Brian Dolan of Jacobs - Outstanding contributions in support of habitation and utilization of the International Space Station.
Lt. Col. Brandon L. Erwin of the United States Air Force - Outstanding contributions as a true "unsung hero" - ensuring mission success by operating behind the scenes with deep technical, contractual, and teaming skills necessary to solve the toughest problems.
Brian Ferraiuolo of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Outstanding leadership of a wide variety of in-space, launch vehicle, and technology development programs.
Rogelio Franco of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Exceptional history of recognized expertise and leadership in the development of environmental control systems for NASA launch vehicles and spacecraft.
Alonso Fuentes of Leidos - Significant advancement of commercialization of Mission Integration and Operations through dedication, ingenuity, and perseverance.
Jeremy J. Graeber of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Exceptional performance and commitment to excellence in furthering NASAs launch capabilities and human spaceflight exploration through the Artemis mission campaign.
Trevor Graff of Jacobs - Exceptional contributions in science exploration in the development of tools, techniques, technologies and training for human spaceflight.
Shelia D. Gray Haggard of Lockheed Martin - Innovative system-level verification approach resulting in successful execution of eleven NASA interplanetary spacecraft.
Gregory J. Harrigan of NASA Langley Research Center - Outstanding technical leadership in investigation and resolution of Commercial Crew Program partner test anomalies.
Janne S. Herlambang of ARES Corporation - Exceptional leadership and technical contributions to the ISS Program independent cost and schedule assessment team.
Jorge E. Hidalgo of Collins Aerospace - Exceptional contributions to manned spaceflight, including unique design and process solutions for the Sabatier system.
Eric C. Johnson of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Exceptional service in enabling NASA Kennedy Space Center's multiuser spaceport, KSC partnerships with private industry, academia, and government organizations, and NASA's mission of expanding human presence in space.
Justin A. Keeton of Northrop Grumman - Exceptional leadership of the operations teams in support of the qualification and flight of the world's first human-rated controllable solid, the Orion ACM.
Dereck Lenoir of Jacobs - Outstanding contributions and technical expertise for electrical battery and power human spaceflight systems.
Lance R. Lininger of Lockheed Martin - Outstanding technical excellence in the design, development, qualification and delivery of all of the Orion mechanisms for the successful Ascent Abort 2 flight test and the Artemis 1 and 2 Orion spacecraft.
Dr. Brandon R. Macias of KBR - Excellence and innovation furthering the understanding of Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS).
Troy A. McCracken of KBR - Pioneering and leading robotics operations critical to the repair and utilization of the International Space Station.
Stephen Miller of Sierra Nevada Corp - Significant contributions to both crewed and un-crewed spacecraft design and operations spanning more than two decades.
Ian J. Mills of NASA Johnson Space Center - Innovation in telerobotic satellite servicing and the remote operation of International Space Station robotics.
Dr. Jeremy Murray-Krezan of USAF Air Force Research Laboratory - Foundational research that advanced the field of space domain awareness for the United States' emerging space command and control mission.
Kwaku B. Nornoo of Jacobs - Outstanding innovation, leadership and contribution to electrical and avionics system development and human spaceflight.
Jonathan O'Neill of Collins Aerospace - Outstanding systems engineering leadership and excellence on NextStep and Solar Probe.
Carolyn S. Pascucci of Leidos - Exceptional foresight and ingenuity in designing the procedure development process for the International Space Station Program.
Scott Ragasa of Aerie Aerospace - Exemplary performance and technical expertise supporting design and development of the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) Automated Nondestructive Evaluation System (PANS).
Joseph P. Sadeski of Jacobs - Undeterred dedication to the success of temperature controlled science during all phases of ISS missions.
Ryan N. Schaezler of The Boeing Company - Stalwart leadership, teamwork, innovation, technical excellence, and individual performance that has contributed to increasing and sustaining ISS ECLS capabilities for increased ISS crew and science utilization and exploration technology development.
Adam M. Schlesinger of NASA Johnson Space Center - Exceptional and long-lasting cross-Agency, commercial and international contributions to the development of an avionics and software architecture to enable human missions back to the Moon and eventually to Mars.
Lt. Col. Kenneth J. Smith of the United States Air Force - Exceptional contributions to advancing military space capabilities by solidifying an unprecedented international hosted-payload opportunity, a model that will be used DoD-wide for decades.
Dr. Chandrashekhar G. Sonwane of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Outstanding technical and leadership contributions in unmanned spaceflight, missiles, interceptors, torpedoes, and the Human Space Launch System, as well as helping the aerospace community through AIAA.
James Stein of Oceaneering Space Systems - Outstanding dedication, determination, performance and passion in the development of systems to support future human spaceflight programs.
Dr. Michael B. Stenger of NASA Johnson Space Center - Exceptional scientific contributions in addressing space flight associated neuro-ocular syndrome among astronauts.
Col. Russell F. Teehan of the United States Air Force, Space and Missile Systems Center - Outstanding contributions as the Director, Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB.
Liliana P. Villarreal of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Outstanding contributions to the advancement of exploration and human spaceflight at Kennedy Space Center.
Jimmy L. Wanner of ARES Corporation - Exceptional contributions to the development and implementation of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Orion systems engineering process, culminating in the successful System Acceptance Review and Design Certification Review of the Launch Abort System.
William Kenneth Webster of Aerie Aerospace - Exceptional leadership and technical contributions in the fabrication and integration of NASA's Space Launch System ground support equipment.
Benjamin A. Welander of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Outstanding leadership and achievement in in-space propulsion including the AEPS Hall Thruster program supporting the Artemis PPE.
Bridget Ziegelaar of NASA Johnson Space Center - Outstanding leadership in developing solutions to the messy problems of ISS payload integration that no one else was willing to tackle.
Lisa Bayne of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Outstanding technical and management leadership for the AR1 and RS-25 liquid rocket engine programs.
Richard D. Bottomley of The Boeing Company - Outstanding career performance, including effective leadership of the SLS Exploration Upper Stage to position the project for an efficient eventual restart.
Daksha Chokshi of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Exceptional leadership and contributions to variation reduction and statistical evaluations for manned and unmanned rocket propulsion hardware over a long and illustrious career.
Roger Corallo of Collins Aerospace - Exceptional contributions to manned spaceflight, especially in the packaging closed loop life support systems.
Eva Crawford of Jacobs - Superior electronics fabrication, exceptional lab leadership, and invaluable mentorship throughout many space missions and projects spanning nearly 50 years.
David Daniewicz of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Flawless performance of the Orion Jettison Motor Team through design, development, qualification, and delivery of the first three flight units.
Charles C. Delano of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Exceptional leadership of the NASA Resident Office at the United Launch Alliance manufacturing facility in Decatur, AL, resulting in numerous successful Atlas and Delta launches with high-priority NASA planetary and science payloads.
Marybeth A. Edeen of NASA Johnson Space Center - Exceptional leadership in transitioning the International Space Station from a government-controlled platform to an increasingly commercial platform.
Dr. Dale C. Ferguson of USAF Air Force Research Laboratory - Outstanding contributions for understanding spacecraft interactions with their environments, thereby significantly enhancing spacecraft safety, reliability, and situational awareness.
Thomas H. Freeman of the United States Air Force - Outstanding contributions leading 33 military, government civilians and contractor personnel to develop, build and launch the NASA Orion Ascent Abort-2 launch vehicle.
Tracy R. Gill of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Outstanding leadership, technical contributions, and advocacy of space habitation.
Gregory J. Goulet of Lockheed Martin - Exceptional dedication to the success of the Hubble Space Telescope and outstanding technical leadership of the mission operations team.
Jeff P. Harbour of ARES Corporation - Exceptional contributions to the development, sustainment, and maintenance of the NASA Mission Evaluation Room resulting in the highest reliability for this critical flight operations capability.
Kevin M. Jumper of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Exceptional dedication, superior leadership, and technical excellence in design, development, and testing of mobile launcher umbilicals for the Space Launch System.
Clifton W. Lanham of NASA Kennedy Space Center - Exceptional contributions to the advancement of human spaceflight through outstanding management of the construction and systems integration of the mobile launcher for NASA's Artemis mission at the Kennedy Space Center.
Carl Lauritzen of Jacobs - Exceptional technical contributions in structural dynamics analysis and testing for the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Orion Programs.
Joseph A. Lopez of Collins Aerospace - Outstanding leadership and technical advances in human space flight life support systems.
Charles M. Lundquist of NASA Johnson Space Center - Exceptional leadership of NASA Orion production and testing, resulting in the AA2 flight, delivery of Artemis 1 CSM for vehicle level testing, and many other accomplishments.
Mark A. Markovich of SAIC - Unwavering commitment to mission success, strong leadership skills, and unparalleled safety and assurance technical knowledge, significantly impacting NASA programs and projects by reducing risk.
Glenn J. Miller of NASA Johnson Space Center - Exceptional technical expertise, dedication, mentorship, and integrity ensuring crew safety and mission success and inspiring others to execute multiple safe NASA human space flight programs for over 35 years.
Dr. Dennis Montera of USAF Air Force Research Laboratory - Exceptional innovation in employing sodium guidestar adaptive optics to establish a ground-breaking space domain awareness capability at the Air Force's premier optical observatory, the Starfire Optical Range.
Kimberly A. Moore of Lockheed Martin - Exceptional leadership of material management for the Orion spacecraft program, achieving 100% inventory accuracy to support an aggressive build schedule.
Sandra A. Mossman of Lockheed Martin - Outstanding technical and programmatic systems integration leadership resulting in successful spacecraft flight tests.
Mark Mulqueen of The Boeing Company - Significant achievements in leadership roles over 25 years with the ISS Program, including major contributions to development and delivery of major ISS elements/systems, and successfully leading the vehicle sustainment.
Mayra A. Nelman-Gonzalez of KBR - Outstanding contributions to advancements in immunological research, including innovations to further space flight imaging capabilities by expanding accessibility and usability across multiple disciplines.
Abbie Nmeir of KBR - Outstanding technical excellence and recognition as the battery expert for the NASA Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Program.
Katherine F. Noyes of KBR - Outstanding leadership in the development and integration of new mission and training systems at the Johnson Space Center Flight Operations Directorate supporting the CST-100 Program that will launch a new era of human spaceflight.
Jeffery Outlaw of Collins Aerospace - Exceptional technical skills leadership in Extravehicular Activity engineering to support NASA space explorations.
Valerie G. Robinson of the United States Air Force - Exceptional dedication, hard work and technical excellence in furthering the understanding of system safety and environmental attributes in the space community.
Barry K. Rogers of CACI, Inc - Critical analysis and software support for the construction, operation, and resupply of the ISS.
Kenneth D. Ryan of Northrop Grumman - Exceptional dedication and contributions instrumental to the success of the CRS avionics architecture and its changes since the beginning of the program.
Viral H. Sonecha of Jacobs - Exemplary quality engineering and configuration management career supporting Johnson Space Center's ability to maintain a human presence in space currently and in the future.
Robert A. Tepfer of NASA Johnson Space Center - Consistent and superior legal contributions over 22 years, which have had broad and lasting impacts of critical importance to NASA and the contractor community.
Edward L. Terrell of NASA Johnson Space Center - Innovative leadership that enables NASA interns to provide valuable contributions to the CST-100 mission.
Thomas S. Vaughn of Northrop Grumman - Successful leadership in the casting and final assembly teams for the world's first human-rated controllable solid rocket, the Orion LAS ACM.
Michael Withey of Oceaneering Space Systems - Numerous superb accomplishments over a 40+ year career supporting human spaceflight programs at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Advanced Thermal Control Assembly Team of Northrop Grumman - Exceptional teamwork designing, developing, manufacturing, and implementing an innovative, safe, and effective method to reduce the heat exposure to cargo and payloads on the Cygnus spacecraft and allow for increased International Space Station crew time
Boeing Space Launch System Intertank Structural Qualification Test Team - Successful execution of the SLS intertank structural qualification test that constituted one of the highest loaded tests in NASA history.
Boeing Space Launch System Liquid Hydrogen Tank Structural Qualification Test Team - Successful execution of the SLS liquid hydrogen tank structural qualification test as the largest structural test article on the SLS program.
Centaur V Automated Tooling Implementation Team of United Launch Alliance - Innovative creation of an automated tooling solution for Centaur V tank production that will support ULA's new Vulcan Centaur and its ability to deliver heavy-lift performance in a single-stick configuration.
Cislunar Gateway Habitat Design Team of Northrop Grumman - Design team excellence resulting in a NASA sole-source contract award for the development and deployment of the team's Gateway cislunar habitat design concept.
Commercial Crew Program SpaceX and NASA Parachute Team - Outstanding performance in the design and analysis of human spacecraft parachutes.
Commercial Crew Static Test Team of The Boeing Company - Revolutionary 21st century spacecraft development through innovative static testing and qualification of a primary solid landing reusable human space capsule.
CST-100 Starliner Internal Loads Team of The Boeing Company - Pioneering innovative, computational processes for rapid analysis and verification of structural hardware.
CST-100 Starliner Thermal Vacuum Test Team of The Boeing Company - Outstanding multidisciplinary teamwork to execute a non-traditional test to prove anomaly mitigation and critical subsystem performance of CST-100 Starliner.
Disposable External Wireless COTS Camera Team of Jacobs - Exceptional effort developing and delivering a one of a kind camera for the betterment of the ISS and future mission operations.
ECOsystem Space-borne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station Team of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Outstanding technical excellence in the development and demonstration of the ECOSTRESS instrument for studying plant water dynamics on Earth from the International Space Station.
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter Augmented Geosynchronous Laboratory Experiment Team of USAF Air Force Research Laboratory - Successful demonstration of several new space technologies and capabilities for our National Defense Strategy.
Flight Operations Artemis 1 Training Systems Team of NASA Johnson Space Center - Innovation in developing a low cost training system for the Artemis 1 Flight Control Team.
Human Space Flight Support Team of ManTech - Exceptional support to the development of rescue and recovery operations for NASA's human spaceflight, including Orion, Commercial Crew, and Soyuz Programs.
ISS Mimic Team of The Boeing Company - Exceptional teamwork in using an all-volunteer project to educate and inspire people about our nation's space program and the engineering that goes into it.
ISS Water Storage System Team of The Boeing Company - Successful development, delivery, and installation of a new water storage system on the ISS, which significantly improved on-orbit water storage and management capabilities.
Kennedy Space Center Vulnerability Management Team - Successful automation of the Kennedy Space Center vulnerability management workflow to deliver comprehensive insight into the mission and program IT security posture.
L-24 Hour Cargo Loading Team of Northrop Grumman - Exceptional team accomplishment in providing Principal Investigators the ability to load cargo within 24 hours prior to launch, refresh cargo within 24 hours in the event of a launch scrub, and for establishing multiple supporting lab locations within close proximity to the Wallops Flight Facility, for both launch and ground support during on-orbit operations.
Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Team of NASA Johnson Space Center - Exceptional contributions in the development of design features and test capabilities to certify passive propagation resistant Lithium-Ion battery designs that enable current and future safe human spaceflight.
Lockheed Martin Orion AA-2 Launch Abort System Team - Outstanding technical and programmatic performance in support of the flawless Orion AA-2 Launch Abort System manufacture, delivery, and flight test.
Marshall Space Flight Center Structural Strength Test Team - Outstanding flight qualification testing of NASA's Space Launch System core stage intertank and liquid hydrogen tank structural test articles.
NASA Glenn Research Center Safety and Mission Assurance European Service Module (ESM) Propulsion Subsystem Team - Excellence in the commitment to safety of the European Service Module propulsion subsystem project at the Glenn Research Center.
Orion Ascent Abort 2 Team of NASA Johnson Space Center - Exceptional performance and resounding success of the Ascent Abort 2 flight test, which provided invaluable data for the certification of the Orion Launch Abort System, and was executed six months earlier than the original targeted launch date.
Orion Jettison Motor Team of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Flawless performance of the Orion Jettison Motor Team through design, development, qualification, and delivery of the first three flight units.
Orion Launch Abort Attitude Control Motor Qualification and Altitude Abort Flight Test Team of Northrop Grumman - Outstanding team accomplishment in qualification and flight of the world's first human-rated controllable solid rocket, the Orion ACM.
Orion Training Simulator ARTEMIS 1 Development Team of KBR - Outstanding teamwork in increasing Orion system capabilities at a reduced cost.
Production Corps Cybersecurity Team of the United States Air Force - Exceptional dedication, hard work, industry collaboration and technical excellence in protecting and securing current and future GPS systems against cyber attacks.
RS-25 Engine Installation Team of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Successful preparation and installation of the four core stage flight engines on Artemis 1.
Space Launch System Stage Controller Team of The Boeing Company - Significant contributions toward the development and fielding of the SLS stage controller system.
SpaceX Demo 1 Operations & Test Team of SpaceX and NASA Kennedy Space Center - Exceptional dedication leading to the success of the SpaceX Demonstration Mission-1 for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Spitzer Space Telescope Spacecraft Operations Team of Lockheed Martin - Exceptional spacecraft operations performance that enabled Spitzer's 16+ years of transformative infrared astronomy, far exceeding the telescope's 2.5-year requirement.
Starliner Pad Abort Propulsion Development Team of Aerojet Rocketdyne - Exceptional performance while testing the primary launch abort system for the Starliner next-generation crewed spacecraft.
Universal Waste Management Team of Collins Aerospace - Exceptional development and certification of the Universal Waste Management System.