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Biography - Aviation-Related Awards

Aviation Awards Index

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Haley Space Flight Award American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics http://www.aiaa.org 1973, 1982, 1984 This award was established in 1954 as the Astronautics Award and was renamed in 1966 as the Haley Astronautics Award. The trophy was named for Andrew G. Haley, one of the founders of the Aerojet Engineering Corporation. It was designed by Dr. Frank Malina, a pioneer rocket experimenter. Today the Haley Space Flight Award is presented every other year for outstanding contributions by an astronaut or flight test personnel to the advancement of the art, science, or technology of astronautics. The award is presented biennially (in odd-numbered years) at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1973 - presented to John W. Young, Charles M. Duke, Jr. and Thomas K. Mattingly - "for heroic and historic contributions to mankind's quest for scientific knowledge as the crew of the Apollo 16 mission to the moon." Presented on July 11 in Denver, Colorado - accepted by Young on the part of his fellow crew members. 1982 - presented to John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen - "for outstanding contributions to the advancement of astronautics. With unparalleled performance, they piloted the first reusable spacecraft on its initial flight to earth orbit and return." 1984 - presented to John Young, Owen Garriott, Byron Lichtenberg, Ulf Merbold, Robert Parker and Brewster Shaw - "for outstanding contributions to the advancement of space science technology,through their creative abilities, which produced significant gains in information and knowledge."

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