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RAS award to the burbidges
Institute. He will be presented with the award March 15, 2006, at the AAS Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Awards AAS Award Bonnet
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Roger-Maurice
[Formed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) is the United States' premier network of professionals, both technical and non-technical, dedicated to advancing all space activities. For more information visit www. astronautical.org.]
ihe American Astronautical Society (AAS) has awarded Dr Roger-Maurice Bonnet the Advancement of International Cooperation Award for 2006, in recognition of his outstanding contributions in advancing international astronautics activities. This award is the AAS's newest, and was first awarded in 2005 to Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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[From an AAS News Release January 2006]
RAS Award to the Burbidges n 2005, the Royal Astronomical Society awarded its highest honour - its Gold Medal for Astronomy jointly to Professor Eleanor Margaret Burbidge FRS, Professor Emeritus in the University of California, San Diego and Professor Geoffrey Burbidge FRS, Professor of Physics in the University of Cali-
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The AAS selected Dr Bonnet for this award in recognition of his being the person chiefly responsible for making the integration required for Cassini-Huygens so successful, leading ultimately to the spectacular success of the Huygens probe. The AAS also noted his responsibility for instigating the Mars Express project, and his untiring efforts in supporting international cooperation during his time at ESA.
fornia. The award was given for their joint contributions to astronomical research and in recognition of their impressive record of service to the community, including Professor Geoffrey Burbidge's 30-year tenure as editorin-chief of the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Professor Margaret Burbidge's Presidency of the American Astronomical Society.
Dr Bonnet is former Director of the ESA's Science Programme, and currently serves as President of COSPAR and Executive Director of the International Space Science
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Awards AAS Award Bonnet
to
Roger-Maurice
[Formed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) is the United States' premier network of professionals, both technical and non-technical, dedicated to advancing all space activities. For more information visit www. astronautical.org.]
ihe American Astronautical Society (AAS) has awarded Dr Roger-Maurice Bonnet the Advancement of International Cooperation Award for 2006, in recognition of his outstanding contributions in advancing international astronautics activities. This award is the AAS's newest, and was first awarded in 2005 to Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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[From an AAS News Release January 2006]
RAS Award to the Burbidges n 2005, the Royal Astronomical Society awarded its highest honour - its Gold Medal for Astronomy jointly to Professor Eleanor Margaret Burbidge FRS, Professor Emeritus in the University of California, San Diego and Professor Geoffrey Burbidge FRS, Professor of Physics in the University of Cali-
I
The AAS selected Dr Bonnet for this award in recognition of his being the person chiefly responsible for making the integration required for Cassini-Huygens so successful, leading ultimately to the spectacular success of the Huygens probe. The AAS also noted his responsibility for instigating the Mars Express project, and his untiring efforts in supporting international cooperation during his time at ESA.
fornia. The award was given for their joint contributions to astronomical research and in recognition of their impressive record of service to the community, including Professor Geoffrey Burbidge's 30-year tenure as editorin-chief of the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Professor Margaret Burbidge's Presidency of the American Astronomical Society.
Dr Bonnet is former Director of the ESA's Science Programme, and currently serves as President of COSPAR and Executive Director of the International Space Science
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