{"id":639,"date":"2025-11-19T18:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnasa.org\/rnasaforms\/?page_id=639"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:35:30","slug":"2027-nst-nomination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rnasa.org\/rnasaforms\/2027-nst-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 National Space Trophy Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f704-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"704\">\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\/639#wpcf7-f704-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=\"704\" \/><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-f704-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;:704,&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-704  \"><h2> Nomination Criteria<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Nominee must be a citizen of the United States of America.<\/li>\n<li>Nominee must have made significant contributions to the U.S. Space Program (civilian or military).<\/li>\n<li>Nominee\u2019s contributions may be in the fields of engineering, science, program or project management, piloting, management, administration, or any field directly benefiting U.S. space efforts, manned or unmanned.<\/li>\n<li>Nominee must be available to attend.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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 National Space Trophy 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>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        <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>Place of Birth (If naturalized citizen, also give date)<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-birthplace\"><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-birthplace\" \/><\/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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