NESC Leadership Award
Honors individuals for sustained leadership excellence demonstrated by establishing a vision, developing and managing a plan, and building consensus to proactively resolve conflicts and achieve results.
Lianne M. Kuster
In recognition of sustained and outstanding leadership of the NESC’s Orion Crew Module Heat Shield Avcoat Char Investigation Fault Tree Subteam.
Stephen E. Cutright
In recognition of exemplary leadership of the NESC’s Parachute Energy Modulator and Parachute Extraction Qualification Testing for the Commercial Crew Program.
NESC Engineering Excellence Award
Honors individuals for making significant engineering contributions, developing innovative approaches, and ensuring appropriate levels of engineering rigor are applied to the resolution of technical issues in support of the NESC mission.
Robert L. Harris
In recognition of engineering excellence and tireless dedication to the success of the Commercial Crew Program’s parachute testing to ensure the safe return of astronauts and cargo from the International Space Station.
Jonathan A. Bentley
In recognition of engineering excellence in modeling a commercial crew provider’s helium pressurization system, validating models with flight data, and supporting critical decisions.
James C. Buzzell
In recognition of engineering excellence and technical leadership sustained over multiple years enabling rapid data-driven response to anomalies before and during the Crew Flight Test mission.
Brody K. Bessire
In recognition of engineering excellence for evaluation of gas generation in thermal protection system material in support of the Orion Heat Shield Char Loss Investigation.
Marcus A. Lobbia
In recognition of engineering excellence in implementing a new Pacific Coast landing capability and urgent certifications to reduce risk during reentry for the Commercial Crew Program.
Justin R. McFatter
In recognition of engineering excellence and technical mechanical system expertise employed to address technical issues for multiple NESC Artemis assessments.
Adam T. Sidor
In recognition of engineering excellence for evaluation of thermal protection system material constituents and integrated performance, which provided crucial insights for the Orion Heat Shield Char Loss Investigation.
Elizabeth J. Young-Dohe
In recognition of engineering excellence and outstanding forensic investigation in support of the NESC’s Spacecraft Thruster Assessment.
NESC Administrative Excellence Award
Honors individual accomplishments that contributed substantially to support the NESC mission.
Amy Bolding
In recognition of exemplary support to the Commercial Crew Program and NESC for coordination and integration of technical data, engineering review boards, and critical reviews.
Kim Frankenberry
In recognition of exemplary support to the Commercial Crew Program and NESC for coordination and integration of technical data, engineering review boards, and critical reviews.
Delmari Rodriguez
In recognition of exemplary support to the Commercial Crew Program and NESC for coordination and integration of technical activities, system manager interviews, and critical reviews.
NESC Group Achievement Award
Honors a team of employees comprising government and non-government personnel. The award is in recognition of outstanding accomplishment through the coordination of individual efforts that have contributed substantially to the success of the NESC mission.
NESC ISS PrK Anomaly Investigation Assessment Team
For outstanding testing and forensic investigation in support of the NESC assessment into the ISS Russian PrK Module.
NESC Orion Crew Module Heat Shield Avcoat Char Investigation Team
In recognition of outstanding technical excellence in the investigation of the Orion heat shield char loss to ensure the safety and success of future Artemis missions.
NESC Parachute Extraction System Test Team
In recognition of outstanding technical achievement in developing and executing critical tests to qualify parachute systems ensuring the safety of crew and cargo missions for the Commercial Crew Program.
NESC SX50 Pressure Sensor Anomaly Assessment Team
In recognition of engineering excellence for testing and determining root cause of a flight combustion chamber sensor unexplained flight anomaly.
NESC Exploration Systems Exterior Lighting Design Guidance Assessment Team
In recognition of exceptional technical achievement in assessing complex challenges affecting human vision related to direct lighting and reflection effects on the lunar surface.
NESC Trade Space Analysis Assessment Team
In recognition of significant technical development of a quantitative tool to support evidence-based trade-space decisions on crew size for human Mars missions.
NESC Tape Flammability Test Team
In recognition of outstanding engineering excellence in the development of an innovative test approach to inform the fire safety risk of P213 tape in a Commercial Crew Program provider’s vehicle.
NESC Fire Suppression Test Team
In recognition of exceptional flexibility, speed, and technical rigor in support of an NESC assessment evaluating Commercial Crew Program fire safety systems.
NESC Spacesuit Glove Standard Development Team
In recognition of exceptional technical rigor in developing standardized spacesuit glove test methods and for trailblazing the inclusion of NASA spacesuit standards in the American Society for Testing and Materials.