SANTA MARIA, CA - "CSA is now accepting nominations from its membership and public-sector collaborative participants for this year's California Space Enterprise SpotBeam Award recipients," stated the Honorable Andrea Seastrand, Executive Director of the California Space Authority (CSA). The SpotBeam Awards dinner is currently scheduled for Wednesday evening, November 19, 2008 at the Proud Bird near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Nominations should include contact information for the person or organization nominated, contact information for the person submitting the nomination, and a concise explanation of why the person or organization is deserving of a SpotBeam Award. Achievements should be outstanding contributions to California Space Enterprise voice, visibility, and/or competitive edge.
Nominations must be received at CSA by August 15, 2008, 5:00pm PDT.
Details regarding this event will be available on the CSA web site:
http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org
CSA is seeking nominations for the following categories.
- National Security Space
- Civil Space
- Commercial Space
- Innovation
- International Space
- The Buzz Aldrin Space Education & Workforce Award
- Federal Leadership
- State Leadership
- California Astronaut Hall of Fame
- Space Science Research
- Business Development and Retention
- Entertainment
- Manufacturing
- Lifetime Achievement
- New Space Professional
Nominations may be sent to CSA by mail, FAX, or email:
2008 SpotBeam Award Nomination
attn: Jamie Foster, COO
California Space Authority
3201 Airpark Dr., Suite 204
Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805) 349-2633 x122 (voice)
(805) 349-2635 (fax)
jamie.foster@californiaspaceauthority.org
2007 SpotBeam Award Recipients:
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- Congressman Adam B. Schiff
- Secretary Victoria L. Bradshaw
- Mojave Air and Space Port
- Raytheon
- NOVA Workforce Board/University of California Extension, Santa Cruz
- Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Program
- U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin Corporation SBIRS Team
- Space Systems/Loral
- XCOR Aerospace, Inc.
- COM DEV USA
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Program
- Star Wars
- Gen. Kevin Chilton
- Barbara Morgan
- Ms. Tapp Hancock/Ms. Anne Marie Wotkyns
2006 SpotBeam Award Recipients:
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- Margaret Cagle and Caleb Cheung
- Emily Stover DeRocco
- Assemblymember Ted W. Lieu
- 14th Air Force
- Dr. Jack Lissauer, NASA Ames Research Center and Dr. Mark Showalter, SETI Institute
- Southern California Edison
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Sally Ride Science
- Magellan
- SpaceDev, Inc.
- Hannover Fairs USA, Inc.
- NASA Ames Research Center
- Gene Roddenberry (Posthumously)
- Col. Richard A. Searfoss, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
2005 SpotBeam Award Recipients:
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- Vandenberg Air Force Base
- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
- Quakefinder, LLC
- Sea Launch Company, LLC
- Chabot Space and Science Center (Education)
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (Workforce)
- Rep. Ken Calvert
- California Governor's Council on Base Support and Retention
- Assemblyman Mike Gordon (Posthumously)
- Los Angeles Air Force Base Regional Alliance
- Dr. Stephen Robinson
2004 SpotBeam Award Recipients:
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- Space and Missile Systems Center, SMC
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- DIRECTV
- Mojave Aerospace Ventures Team, SpaceShipOne
- British American Business Council, Los Angeles
- Rep. Jerry Lewis
- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
- Rep. Jane Harman
- Senator William "Pete" Knight, posthumously
For more details about last year's SpotBeam Awards Dinner and award recipients, please visit here.
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