Pete Conrad Spirit Award
The Pete Conrad Spirit Award, instituted in 2007 and named for American astronaut Pete Conrad, is given to students between the ages of 13 and 18 that develop a new concept to benefit the personal spaceflight industry. This award was presented to the finalists at the 2007 X Prize Cup.
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Famous quotes containing the words conrad, spirit and/or award:
“It is not Justice the servant of men, but accident, hazard, Fortune—the ally of patient Time—that holds an even and scrupulous balance.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)
“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 26:41.
“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)