The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) team was selected by
the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) to receive
the 2004 Laurels for Team Achievement award. The team
consists of scientists, engineers, managers, and NASA,
European Space Agency and Space Telescope Science Institute
support staff.
“The HST team is extremely honored to receive this
prestigious award,” said Preston Burch, Associate
Director/Program Manager for HST. “It’s a reflection of their
dedication, hard work, and innovative, out-of-the-box
thinking for nearly three decades.”
The Laurels for Team Achievement award is for extraordinary
performance and achievement by a team of scientists,
engineers and managers in the field of astronautics to foster
its peaceful and international use. Award presentations took
place October 3 during the IAA Awards Dinner at the Vancouver
Convention and Exhibition Centre in Vancouver, Canada.
Theodore Von Karmen founded the IAA in 1960 during the 11th
International Astronautical Congress in Stockholm, Sweden.
The organization’s main focus is to foster development of
astronautics for peaceful purposes, recognize individuals who
distinguish themselves in a related branch of science or
technology, provide a program through which members may
contribute to international endeavors, and cooperate in the
advancement of aerospace science.
Previous Laurels for Team Achievement awardees were: Russian
Mir Space Station Team for 2001, the U.S. Space Shuttle Team
for 2002 and the SOHO Team for 2003.
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