AAS Awards
The American Astronautical Society established the AAS awards to recognize outstanding contributions in space flight and space exploration; flight testing; space science and technology; commercial utilization of space technology; space flight safety; space flight mechanics and astrodynamics; extravehicular protection in space; public leadership in promoting the Nation's space programs and policies; development of space systems for National defense; and to recognize books that further public understanding of the impact of astronautics upon society.
The awards are listed in the order in which they were established by the Society:
- Space Flight Award
- Melbourne W. Boynton Award
- Flight Achievement Award
- Victor A. Prather Award
- William Randolph Lovelace II Award
- Lloyd V. Berkner Award
- Dirk Brouwer Award
- John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award
- Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award
- Military Astronautics Award
- Industrial Leadership Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Carl Sagan Memorial Award
- Advancement of International Cooperation Award
The AAS was awarded the Space Foundation's Space Achievement Award in 1996.
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