For transformational work in the emerging field of charged spacecraft formation flight and control and for sustained and outstanding contributions to astrodynamics research, application, and teaching.
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For seminal contributions to Guidance, Navigation and Control, particularly for groundbreaking contributions in spacecraft onboard navigation.
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For the fundamental and applied contributions to spacecraft attitude dynamics, sensor modeling, and optimal estimation
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For seminal contributions to learning and adaptive control for spaceflight applications.
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For excellence in developing the first fully three-dimensional, time-explicit representation of relative motion between spacecraft on elliptical orbits.
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For seminal contributions in nonlinear astrodynamics and dynamical astronomy and the using of dynamical systems theory and low energy trajectories to space mission design.
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For outstanding and lasting contributions to space flight mechanics and astrodynamics of tethered satellite systems, flexible spacecraft, spacecraft orbiting asteroids, robotics for orbital assembly, and debris capture.
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For significant contributions to space surveillance, satellite propagation theory, and
space situational awareness
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For seminal contributions to the theory and practice of spacecraft orbital and rotational dynamics, particularly attitude determination and satellite constellation design.
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- 2014 – Srinivas R. Vadali
For contributions in spacecraft dynamics and control, with significant advances in the state of the art in attitude control, momentum management, optimal control and formation flying
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For seminal contributions to the theory and practice of navigation and control of autonomous aerospace systems, and for exceptional achievements in engineering education.
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For improvement of spacecraft navigation techniques and development of advanced astrodynamics techniques which have had significant impact on current space exploration missions and will enhance capabilities of future missions.
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For first recognizing, then defining and researching the Earth’s orbital debris hazard during an illustrious half-century career in astrodynamics
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For exceptionally significant contributions to the development of numerical methods for solving optimization problems
In recognition of your years of educational and professional contributions to astrodynamics and the aerospace profession
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For your lasting contributions to astrodynamics and for many years of service to the AAS and aerospace community
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For your distinguished record and accomplishments in the field of space flight mechanics, both as a researcher and educator, and service to the astronautics profession.
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For your service to the astronautics profession and distinguished record and accomplishments in the field of Spacecraft Attitude Estimation
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For a distinguished record of high quality scholarship, teaching and service to the profession
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For unique and sustained contributions in designing innovation trajectories for deep-space science missions
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For your significant contributions in the theory of dynamical systems, orbital mechanics, and space flight mechanics
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For unique theoretical and applied astrodynamic innovations and lifetime achievement in critical research activites.
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- 2000 – Malcolm D. Shuster
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- 1999 – Shannon L. Coffey
- 1998 – George H. Born
- 1997 – Gerald R. Hollenbeck
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- 1991 – No Award Given
- 1990 – Vinod J. Modi and Jer-Nan Juang
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- 1988 – Richard W. Longman
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- 1985 – No Award Given
- 1984 – Robert W. Farquhar
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- 1980 – Paul Herget (Posthumously)
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- 1978 – No Award Given
- 1977 – Ronald L. Berry
- 1976 – Barbara C. Johnson
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- 1975 – Robert M. L. Baker
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- 1974 – Howard W. Tindall, Jr.
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- 1972 – Theodore N. Edelbaum
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