2024 Stellar Award Nominees by Affiliation
Each fall, the RNASA Foundation solicits Stellar Award nominations of space industry workers and teams deserving of special recognition. In 2024, 40 government, 117 corporate, and 4 joint government/corporate nominations were received in four categories, Early Career, Mid Career, Late Career, and Team.
And the nominees are:
Aegis Aerospace
Ben W. Asher
Sarah Moudy
Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) Team
Space Test Program H8 Team
Aerojet Rocketdyne, L3Harris
Justin De Castro
Jai Eller
Drew A. Harris III
Rachel Hsiong
Sean Kurizaki
Isaac J. Monical
Bob Petrie
Ryan Warner
Air Force Research Laboratory
Jay M. Albert
Kerianne L. Hobbs
Jeremy A. Raley
Richard S. Zappulla II
Air Force Hack-A-Sat (HAS) Team
Demonstrations and Science Experiments (DSX) Team
Laser Beacon Team
ARES Corporation
Bruce Chamberlain
International Space Station (ISS) Integrated Risk Insight System (IRIS) Team
ASRC Federal
Lauren A. Henrichsen
ASTRION
Joshua D. Wilkins
Axiom Space
Colton Barnes
Monica Greeley
Sly Hampton
Melissa Harris
George Motter
Ed Powers
Peyton Ratliff
Mark Swann
Mitch Sweeney
Robert Ward
Kirsten Whittingham
In-Space Solutions Team
Medical Operations Team
Pressure Garment Team
Strategic Communication Team
Barrios Technology
Dan P. Garguilo
Martin Tschirschwitz
Chris I. Vodney
Blue Origin
Eloisa J. Baez Jones
Michelle E. Costenaro
New Glenn Stage 1 Qualification Tank Strake Test Team
Booz Allen Hamilton
RJ Dirscherl
Vini Sundaram
CACI, Inc
Keaton Dodd
Joe A. Valerioti
Collins Aerospace
Grace Moss
Jeff Outlaw
Jacobs
Michael A. Cabrera
Veronica C. Gonzalez
Robin L. Hetherington
Phill M. Hicks
Samuel A. Janssen
Eduardo G. Llama
Luis A. Ortiz
Shelby Rode
John H. Tatum
Dan P. Telisky
Gateway Loads and Dynamics Team
Jacobs Advanced Manufacturing Team
KBR
Yaritza Hernandez
Josh A. Kivijarv
Keith Kreutzberg
David S. Martin
Bernadette Walls
Brent Williamson
Artemis II Simulation Training Load Team
Leidos
Micah Johnson
Shellie Vaughan
Lockheed Martin
Sandy Freund Kasper
Lisa D. May
Dylan C. Powell
GPS III Space Vehicle 06 Team
Orion Program Multi-Hatch System Mechanisms Team
OSIRIS-REx Mission Team
MRI Technologies
Mike A. Fielden
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Life Sciences Platform Team
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
OSIRIS-REx Mission Team
NASA Johnson Space Center
Molly S. Anderson
Kristen N. Breitenbach
John C. Coggeshall
Dom L. Del Rosso
Paul Barclay Delaune
Chuck Dingell
Mark A. Elder
Paul W. Felker
Chris R. Goetter
Breanna J. Johnson
Richard S. Jones
Clare M. Luckey
Cuong Q. Nguyen
Sam M. Pedrotty
Kara M. Pohlkamp
Cargo Mission Manager Team
Orion Program Multi-Hatch System Mechanisms Team
Small Emergency Mask Project Team
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Edrick L. Jackson
Michele R. Taylor
Sam Testa
NASA Langley Research Center
John R. Cooper
Heather K. Hickman
Northrop Grumman
Chris Abbott
Kellee D. Ash
Sean Chait
Abe Fuji
Neilan Haggard
Michael Heywood
Kelly A. Long
Staten A Longo
Oliver B. Ortiz
Jonathan Rustick
Peter Sveum
Jennie Wang
NG-18 Solar Array Deployment Anomaly Team
Paragon Space Development Corporation
Jonathan Anthony
Paragon HALO ECLSS Team
S&K Global Solutions LLC
Mike R. Maroon
SAIC
Bob W. Cooke
Michele H. Kocen
Evelyn L. Volter
The Boeing Company
Julianna L. Bethune
Chandler T. Clark
Sam Golter
Jaime D. Harmon
Melissa C. Hizon
Jennifer C. Hodge
Andrea Kelly
Paul A. Krause
Jeff Lackey
Tim E. Lafortune
Yassaman Liaghati
Bret E. McAfee
Dana M. Pirker
Carter E. Reznik
James W. Savage
Daniel M Simunovic
Chang H. Son
Mark S. Sorensen
Ted A. Szelag
Josh M. Turner
Marlon Vasquez
Mike R. West
Neil T. White
Artemis I Vibration Shock and Acoustic (VS&A) In-Flight Anomaly Resolution Task Team
Artemis I Technical Launch Team
International Space Station (ISS) Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) Temperature and Humidity Control (THC) System Team
International Space Station Forward Link Enhancement Team
International Space Station Russian Vehicle Coolant Leak Response Team
Remote Advanced Payload Test Rig (RAPTR) Team
Space Launch System Core Stage Rocket Propulsion Team
United Launch Alliance
Ryan D. Gutierrez
United States Space Force
Jenn R. Jones
Joshua S. Loudermilk
Sophia S. McCollum
Nick T. Milano
Jon Saul
Lauren E. Vayda
Mike T. Walsh
Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System (EWS) Team
GPS III Space Vehicle 06 Team
Space Test Program H8 Team
Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Team
VICTUS NOX Team
The citations of the nominees are printed in the annual souvenir program book which is distributed at the banquet and made available online after the event.
The winners are announced at the banquet and through a post-event press release. Visit Stellar Award winners to view photos and read citations from previous years.