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Bound for Space Technology Hall of Fame NASA NEWS RELEASE Posted: February 28, 2004 The Space Foundation has announced the selection of four "down to earth" technologies for induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. Three were spawned by NASA efforts, and the fourth by the work of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The 2004 Hall of Fame winners range from a medical technology that enables thousands of people to see better to software able to determine satellite orbits with pinpoint accuracy. The four products incorporating space-based technologies being inducted this year are LADARVision 4000 (LASIK eye surgery), the MedStar Medical/Health Monitoring System, Precision GPS (Global Positioning System) Software System, and Multi-Junction (MJ) Space Solar Cells. Each brings to Earth a different life- enhancing benefit from space technology. "For 16 years, the Space Foundation has honored extraordinary space technologies that enhance the quality of life on earth through its Space Technology Hall of Fame program," said NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe. "The 2004 Hall of Fame honorees are a shining example of how the exploration of space returns incredible and sometimes unexpected benefits for all of us on earth." Space Foundation President & Chief Executive Officer Elliot G. Pulham said, "Our 2004 honorees represent space technologies that save lives, enable thousands of people to see better, power modern global telecommunications and make travel safer for millions. They are great examples of why what we do in space matters on earth." The inducted technologies and innovators will be honored at the 16th Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner, to be held April 1 at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The awards dinner, co-sponsored by The Boeing Company, is the capstone event of the 20th National Space Symposium, March 29-April 1. Jim Albaugh, President & Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, will be the evening's corporate host. The Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, established the Space Technology Hall of Fame in 1988 to honor the innovators who have transformed space technology into commercial products, to increase public awareness of the benefits of space technology, and to encourage further innovation. The 2004 Space Technology Hall of Fame Inductees are: LADARVision 4000: MedStar Monitoring System: Precision Global Positioning System (GPS) Software System: Multi-Junction (MJ) Space Solar Cells: |
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