Aviation and space technology Prizes and Awards
by David Barth, October 15, 2008. From Wikipedia, the
free encyclopedia.
Aviation and space technology Prizes and Awards
- America's Space Prize
- ANSARI X PRIZE - Private suborbital spaceflight, won by Mojave Aerospace Ventures
- NASA Centennial Challenges
- Coupe Femina - Early aviation award for record breaking non-stop flights
- Collier Trophy - A current award in the aviation field
- Google Lunar X Prize - An award for successfully launching, landing, and operating a rover on the
lunar surface.
- Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning
- Harmon Trophy
- Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization
- Orteig Prize - Aviation for trans-atlantic crossing, won by Charles Lindbergh
- Polaris Award
- Sikorsky Prize - Human Powered Helicopters
- Wright Brothers Medal