Astro Awards 2023

We're doing things a little differently this year. Besides the Astro Awards being IN-PERSON, we're also giving out a specific award for the most inspirational mission, another for the most important mission and another for the most innovative mission (or hardware). THEN, we'll also give out a very top award for the mission that altogether is the most inspirational, important and innovative mission. The rest of the nominees on this list will get a smaller general Astro Award and recognition for doing something great.

And don't forget to get your tickets now if you're free January 13/14th!!!

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* 1. Rank these missions from most important, inspirational, and innovative to least.

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* 2. Which mission did you think was most inspirational?

ESA / SpaceX "Euclid" - 600 megapixel space telescope

Relativity "Terran 1" - First mostly 3D printed rocket to reach space

NASA / Rocket Lab - "Tropics" - CubeSat constellation for Hurricane prediction

Firefly / Space Force "Victus NOX" - responsive launch

Stoke Space's "Hopper 2" - test hop

SpaceX "Starship IFT-1 & 2" - Most powerful rocket to ever fly

LandSpace's "Zhuque-2" - first methane rocket to reach orbit

ISRO "Chandrayaan 3" - 4th country to land something on the moon, first mission to South Pole of Moon

ESA / ArianeSpace "JUICE" - Jupiter's Icy Moons Explorer Launch

NASA "OSIRIS-Rex - Return sample from Asteroid Bennu

NASA / SpaceX "Pysche" - Satellite to metal-rich asteroid

Virgin Galactic - Operational Sub-Orbital missions

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* 3. Which mission did you think was most innovative?

Firefly / Space Force "Victus NOX" - responsive launch

Stoke Space's "Hopper 2" - test hop

ESA / ArianeSpace "JUICE" - Jupiter's Icy Moons Explorer Launch

SpaceX "Starship IFT-1 & 2" - Most powerful rocket to ever fly

Virgin Galactic - Operational Sub-Orbital missions

NASA / SpaceX "Pysche" - Satellite to metal-rich asteroid

NASA "OSIRIS-Rex - Return sample from Asteroid Bennu

Relativity "Terran 1" - First mostly 3D printed rocket to reach space

NASA / Rocket Lab - "Tropics" - CubeSat constellation for Hurricane prediction

ESA / SpaceX "Euclid" - 600 megapixel space telescope

ISRO "Chandrayaan 3" - 4th country to land something on the moon, first mission to South Pole of Moon

LandSpace's "Zhuque-2" - first methane rocket to reach orbit

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* 4. Which mission did you think was most important?

LandSpace's "Zhuque-2" - first methane rocket to reach orbit

Stoke Space's "Hopper 2" - test hop

NASA / Rocket Lab - "Tropics" - CubeSat constellation for Hurricane prediction

ESA / SpaceX "Euclid" - 600 megapixel space telescope

Firefly / Space Force "Victus NOX" - responsive launch

Relativity "Terran 1" - First mostly 3D printed rocket to reach space

SpaceX "Starship IFT-1 & 2" - Most powerful rocket to ever fly

ESA / ArianeSpace "JUICE" - Jupiter's Icy Moons Explorer Launch

Virgin Galactic - Operational Sub-Orbital missions

ISRO "Chandrayaan 3" - 4th country to land something on the moon, first mission to South Pole of Moon

NASA "OSIRIS-Rex - Return sample from Asteroid Bennu

NASA / SpaceX "Pysche" - Satellite to metal-rich asteroid