Posted:
14:06:29 on February 20 2002
By: Alexander Chase
Dept: People
The Official Star Trek web site has announced that Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and his wife, Majel Barret Roddenberry, have been honored this year with the "Space Foundation's Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, which will be presented April 8 during the National Space Symposium's opening ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado."
"The Space Foundation salutes the Roddenberrys for the vision and creative inspiration that made possible the science fiction of Star Trek through which millions have developed an affinity for the beauty, wonder and possibilities of space exploration; and for enduring support of real-world space exploration and development as evidenced by personal commitment to NASA and other champions of the final frontier," stated a press release from the Space Foundation.
"Each year, the Space Foundation presents its Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to public awareness of space programs. The award honors the memory of the late Doug Morrow, former Foundation board member and renowned Academy Award-winning writer (in 1949 for "The Stratton Story"). Previous recipients of the award include Popular Science magazine, Space Shuttle Mission STS-95 (the 1998 mission with the 77-year-old John Glenn), NASA's JPL Mars Pathfinder Team, and CNN."
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