Victor A. Prather Award
Encyclopedia
The Victor A. Prather Award is an award established by the American Astronautical Society
"to promote understanding of high altitude environment on human
s." It is awarded to to "researcher
s, engineer
s and flight crew members in the field of extravehicular protection or activity
in space
."
The award is in honor of Victor A. Prather, a Naval flight surgeon.
American Astronautical Society
Formed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society is an independent scientific and technical group in the United States dedicated to the advancement of space science and exploration. AAS supports NASA's Vision for Space Exploration and is a member of the Coalition for Space Exploration and the...
"to promote understanding of high altitude environment on human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s." It is awarded to to "researcher
Researcher
A researcher is somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.-Examples of research institutions:...
s, engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
s and flight crew members in the field of extravehicular protection or activity
Extra-vehicular activity
Extra-vehicular activity is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth, and outside of a spacecraft. The term most commonly applies to an EVA made outside a craft orbiting Earth , but also applies to an EVA made on the surface of the Moon...
in space
Space
Space is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum...
."
The award is in honor of Victor A. Prather, a Naval flight surgeon.
Recipients
- 1962 – Malcom Davis Ross
- 1963 – Col. Chuck YeagerChuck YeagerCharles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound...
- 1964 – None
- 1965 – Richard S. Johnston
- 1966 – None
- 1967 – None
- 1968 – Fred ForbesFred ForbesFrederick Forbes was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.Born in Leith, now a district of Edinburgh, Forbes could play as an inside or outside forward on the right and as a centre forward. He began his career with his local club, Leith Athletic, where his performances earned him a...
- 1969 – Edward L. Hays and James V. Correale
- 1970 – Robert E. SmylieRobert E. SmylieRobert Eben Smylie was a politician and attorney from Idaho. He served as the 24th Governor of Idaho from 1955 to 1967. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party....
and Charles Lutz - 1971 – Robert E. Breeding and Leonard Shepard
- 1972 – Harold I. Johnson
- 1973 – Walter Guy and Harley Stutesman, Jr.
- 1974 – Bruce McCandless IIBruce McCandless IIBruce McCandless II is a former naval aviator with the United States Navy and former NASA astronaut. During the first of his two Space Shuttle missions he made the first ever untethered free flight, using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.-Education:McCandless is the son of Bruce McCandless, a decorated...
and Charles E. Whitsett, Jr. - 1975 – David C. Schultz and Harold J. McMann
- 1976 – Larry E. Bell and Robert M. Bernarndin
- 1977 – None
- 1978 – James W. McBarron II
- 1979 – Maurice A. Carson and Frederick A. Keune
- 1980 – None
- 1981 – None
- 1982 – Wilbert E. Ellis and James M. Waligora
- 1983 – None
- 1984 – Bruce McCandless IIBruce McCandless IIBruce McCandless II is a former naval aviator with the United States Navy and former NASA astronaut. During the first of his two Space Shuttle missions he made the first ever untethered free flight, using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.-Education:McCandless is the son of Bruce McCandless, a decorated...
- 1985 – James D. van Hoften, William F. Fisher, Jerry L. RossJerry L. RossJerry Lynn Ross is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder for most spaceflights .-Personal:Ross is married to the former Karen S. Pearson of Sheridan, Indiana. They have two children...
, and Sherwood C. Spring - 1986 – Joseph P. Allen
- 1987 – Joseph J. Kosmo and Hubert C. Vykukal
- 1988 – Michael Brzezinski
- 1989 – None
- 1990 – Jerry L. RossJerry L. RossJerry Lynn Ross is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder for most spaceflights .-Personal:Ross is married to the former Karen S. Pearson of Sheridan, Indiana. They have two children...
- 1992 – Kathryn D. SullivanKathryn D. SullivanKathryn Dwyer Sullivan is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut. A crew member on three Space Shuttle missions, she is the first American woman to walk in space.-Education:...
- 1993 – STS-49STS-49-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter landing with payload: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.35°*Period: 90.6 min-Space walks:* Thuot and Hieb – EVA 1*EVA 1 Start: 10 May 1992 – 20:40 UTC...
Extravehicular Crew: Thomas D. Akers, Pierre J. ThuotPierre J. ThuotPierre Joseph Thuot is a retired U.S. Navy captain and a NASA astronaut from 1985 to 1995.- Personal :Born on May 19, 1955, in Groton, Connecticut, Thuot considers Fairfax, Virginia, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, to be his hometowns. He is married to the former Cheryl Ann Mattingly of...
, Richard J. Hieb, and Kathryn C. ThorntonKathryn C. ThorntonKathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity... - 1994 – STS-61STS-61STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission launched on 2 December 1993 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission restored the spaceborne observatory's vision, marred by spherical aberration, with the...
Extravehicular Crew: F. Story Musgrave, Thomas D. Akers, Jeffrey A. HoffmanJeffrey A. HoffmanJeffrey Alan Hoffman, Ph.D. is an American former NASA astronaut and currently a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT....
, and Kathryn C. ThorntonKathryn C. ThorntonKathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity... - 1995 – Clifford W. Hess, Scott A. Bleisath, Mark C. LeeMark C. LeeMark Charles Lee USAF Colonel, is a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He retired from the Air Force and NASA on July 1, 2001.-Early life:...
- 1996 – Willy Z. Sadeh
- 1997 – Alan M. Rochford
- 1998 – Guy Severin
- 1999 – Jerry L. RossJerry L. RossJerry Lynn Ross is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder for most spaceflights .-Personal:Ross is married to the former Karen S. Pearson of Sheridan, Indiana. They have two children...
and James H. NewmanJames H. NewmanJames Hansen Newman is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions..- Personal data :... - 2000 – Michael L. GernhardtMichael L. GernhardtMichael Landon Gernhardt is a NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory and principal investigator of the Prebreathe Reduction Program at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center....
- 2001 – None
- 2002 – G. Allen Flynt
- 2003 – None
- 2004 – None
- 2005 – None
- 2006 – Scott Crossfield (posthumous) and David ClarkDavid ClarkDavid Clark or Dave Clark may refer to:*Dave Clark , baseball player*David Clark , illustrator*David Clark , former English cricketer...
(posthumous) - 2007 – Curtis A. Stephenson
- 2008 – Joseph KittingerJoseph KittingerJoseph William Kittinger II is a former Command Pilot and career military officer in the United States Air Force. He is most famous for his participation in Project Manhigh and Project Excelsior, holding the records for having the highest, fastest and longest skydive, from a height greater than...
- 2009 – Joseph A. Ruseckas