{"id":56,"date":"2018-09-24T22:19:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T03:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnasa.org\/rnasaforms\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:38:07","slug":"2027-space-communicator-award-nomination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rnasa.org\/rnasaforms\/2027-space-communicator-award-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Space Communicator Award Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f706-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"706\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/rnasaforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56#wpcf7-f706-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"706\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.5\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f706-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_hidden_group_fields\" value=\"[]\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_hidden_groups\" value=\"[]\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_visible_groups\" value=\"[]\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_repeaters\" value=\"[]\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_steps\" value=\"{}\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7cf_options\" value=\"{&quot;form_id&quot;:706,&quot;conditions&quot;:[],&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation_intime&quot;:200,&quot;animation_outtime&quot;:200,&quot;conditions_ui&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;notice_dismissed&quot;:false,&quot;repeater_remove_button&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;notice_dismissed_rollback-cf7-5.9.3&quot;:true}}\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<div class=\"uacf7-form-wrapper-container uacf7-form-706  \"><h2> Nomination Criteria<\/h2>\n<p>The Space Communicator award is for the individual (or group) who has contributed significantly to the public's understanding of and appreciation for the value and benefits of space exploration and the advancement of the space industry over the past year or a particular span of time (career, campaign, etc.).<\/p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<strong><em>Please fill in all form fields. All required fields are denoted with a <span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>.<\/em><\/strong>\n\n<p>The deadline for the 2027 RNASA Space Communicator Award nominations is <strong>Monday, November 2, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<h2>Nominator Information<\/h2>\n<table width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\">\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" width=\"40%\" align=\"left\"><label>Prefix and Name<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominator-prefix-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominator-prefix-name\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>Company\/Organization<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominator-company\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominator-company\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>Mailing Address (Street)<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominator-street\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominator-street\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>City, State Zip<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominator-city-state-zip\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominator-city-state-zip\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>Telephone Number (Include area code)<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominator-telephone\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" minlength=\"12\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-tel wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-tel phoneUS\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"123-456-7890\" value=\"\" type=\"tel\" name=\"nominator-telephone\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>E-mail Address<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominator-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"nominator-email\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n<hr>\n\n<h2>Nominee Information<\/h2>\n<table width=\"100%\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\">\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" width=\"40%\" align=\"left\"><label>Prefix (Mr.\/Ms.\/Dr.\/Lt.\/Gen.\/... etc.)<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominee-prefix\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominee-prefix\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>Full Name (First, Middle Initial, Last)<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominee-full-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominee-full-name\" \/><\/span>\n<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>Preferred Name (Nominee goes by)<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominee-preferred-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominee-preferred-name\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>Rank\/Title\/Position:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominee-rank-title-position\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominee-rank-title-position\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; 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padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>City, State Zip<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label> <\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominee-city-state-zip\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nominee-city-state-zip\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>Telephone Number (Include area code)<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominee-telephone\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" minlength=\"12\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-tel wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-tel phoneUS\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"123-456-7890\" value=\"\" type=\"tel\" name=\"nominee-telephone\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" align=\"left\"><label>E-mail Address<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominee-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"nominee-email\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n        <tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\"><label>Date of Birth<span style=\"color: red;\">*<\/span>:<\/label><\/th>\n\t\t<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nominee-birthdate\"><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-date wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-validates-as-date date\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"YYYY-MM-DD\" value=\"\" type=\"date\" name=\"nominee-birthdate\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #ddd; border-bottom 1px dotted #ddd;\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\"><label>Citation (Please provide a one sentence description with highlights from your nomination. 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