SpotBeam Awards

2009 SpotBeam Award Recipients:

National Security Space Award: Defense Support Program (DSP)
Civil Space Award: NASA Apollo 11 Mission 40th Anniversary
Commercial Space: Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
Space Innovation Award: Google Earth
International Space Award: Aersopace Valley of France
The Buzz Aldrin Space Education & Workforce Awards:
Industry Initiatives for Science and Mathematics Education (IISME) and California Launch Vehicle Education Initiative (CALVEIN)
Federal Leadership Award: Mr. Joseph Rouge
California Astronaut Hall of Fame (Current) Award: Dr. Gregory Chamitoff
California Astronaut Hall of Fame (Former) Award: Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Space Science Research Award: Space Sciences Laboratory
Business Development and Retention Award: Connectory.com®
Space Entertainment Awards: Ms. Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek (2009)
Space Manufacturing Award: Next Intent
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Buzz Aldrin
New Space Professional Award: Dr. Patty Chang-Chien
Small Disadvantaged 8A Business Impact and Accomplishments Award: UDASH, Inc.

Lifetime Achievement: Bradford W. Parkinson (Col., USAF, Ret.)
State Leadership: Lieutenant Governor John Gararmendi
Federal Leadership: Congressman Mike Honda
The Buzz Aldrin Space Education & Workforce Awards:
- Traveling Space Museum
- Alliance for Regional Collaboration to Heighten Education Success (ARCHES)
Business Development and Retention: Antelope Valley Board of Trade
Commercial Space: The Spaceship Company
Space Innovation:
- Spectrolab
- Space Exploration Technologies
Space Manufacturing: ACE Clearwater Enterprises
National Security Space: Vandenberg Air Force Base
Civil Space: Phoenix Mars Lander Mission
International: Canadian Space Agency
Space Science Research: Voyager Mission
New Space Professional: Amy Connors
California Astronaut Hall of Fame (Former): James H. Newman, PhD
California Astronaut Hall of Fame (Current): Rex J. Walhein (Col., USAF)
Special Recognition of Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST):
- Dawn Marie O'Connor
- Jeffrey Ma rk Luscher

Federal Leadership: Congressman Adam B. Schiff
State Leadership: Secretary Victoria L. Bradshaw
Business Development & Retention: Mojave Air and Space Port
The Buzz Aldrin Space Education & Workforce Awards:
- Raytheon
- NOVA Workforce Board/University of California Extension, Santa Cruz
- University of California Extension, Santa Cruz
Civil Space: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Program
National Security Space: U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin Corporation SBIRS Team
Commercial Space Award: Space Systems/Loral
Space Innovation: XCOR Aerospace, Inc.
Space Manufacturing: COM DEV USA
International Space: German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Space Science Research: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Program
Space Entertainment: Star Wars
California Astronaut Hall of Fame (Former): Gen. Kevin Chilton
California Astronaut Hall of Fame (Current): Barbara Morgan
Special Recognition of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST):
- Ms. Tapp Hancock
- Ms. Anne Marie Wotkyns

Special Recognition of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST):
- Margaret Cagle
- Caleb Cheung
Federal Leadership: Emily Stover DeRocco
State Leadership: Assemblymember Ted W. Lieu
National Security Space: 14th Air Force
Space Science Research:
- Dr. Jack Lissauer, NASA Ames Research Center
- Dr. Mark Showalter, SETI Institute
Business Develompent & Retention: Southern California Edison
The Buzz Aldrin Space Education & Workforce Awards:
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Sally Ride Science
Commercial Space: Magellan
Space Innovation: SpaceDev, Inc.
International Space: Hannover Fairs USA, Inc.
Civil Space: NASA Ames Research Center
Space Entertainment: Gene Roddenberry (Posthumously)
California Astronaut Hall of Fame: Col. Richard A. Searfoss, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

National Security Space: Vandenberg Air Force Base
Civil Space:
- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Commercial Space: Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
Space Innovation: Quakefinder, LLC
International Space: Sea Launch Company, LLC
The Buzz Aldrin Space Education & Workforce Awards:
- Chabot Space and Science Center (Education)
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (Workforce)
Federal Leadership: Rep. Ken Calvert
State Leadership:
- California Governor's Council on Base Support and Retention
- Assemblyman Mike Gordon (Posthumously)
Business Development and Retention: Los Angeles Air Force Base Regional Alliance
California Astronaut Hall of Fame: Dr. Stephen Robinson

National Security Space: Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)
Civil Space: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Commercial Space: DIRECTV
The Buzz Aldrin Space Education & Workforce SpotBeam Award: CubeSat Project
Space Innovation: Mojave Aerospace Ventures Team, SpaceShipOne
International Partnering: British American Business Council, Los Angeles
Space Policy – Federal: National Security Space: Rep. Jerry Lewis
Space Policy – Federal: Civil and Commercial Space: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
Space Policy – Federal: Intelligence Space: Rep. Jane Harman
Space Policy – State: Statewide Space Enterprise Support: Senator William "Pete" Knight (posthumously)

For more details about last year's SpotBeam Awards Dinner and award recipients, please visit here.