Astro Awards 2024

It's our second year of doing the Astro Awards LIVE, IN-PERSON, and we're once again 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. We still aren't doing specific categories so we have plenty of opportunities to celebrate missions big and small!

And don't forget to get your tickets now! January 25th and 26th in Austin, TX!

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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?

SpaceX - Polaris Dawn

Intuitive Machines IM-1 (First CLPS soft landing, but tipped over)

NASA - Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (AC3S)

ULA's Vulcan Certification-1 mission (first launch, successful)

VARDA Space (on orbit manufacturing)

Ariane 6 (First launch, Partial Failure)

H-3 Rocket-TF2 (First Success)

NASA - Parker Solar Probe (reaching peak mission science)

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Japan's Lunar Lander)

Semnan LP-2 (first successful orbital launch of Simorgh rocket from Iran)

NASA - PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)

Europa Clipper Launch (It's only launched so far)

CNSA - Chang'e-6 (first lunar sample return from far side of the moon)

SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 (the catch)

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

SpaceX - Polaris Dawn

H-3 Rocket-TF2 (First Success)

Intuitive Machines IM-1 (First CLPS soft landing, but tipped over)

ULA's Vulcan Certification-1 mission (first launch, successful)

NASA - Parker Solar Probe (reaching peak mission science)

Ariane 6 (First launch, Partial Failure)

NASA - PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)

Semnan LP-2 (first successful orbital launch of Simorgh rocket from Iran)

CNSA - Chang'e-6 (first lunar sample return from far side of the moon)

SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 (the catch)

VARDA Space (on orbit manufacturing)

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Japan's Lunar Lander)

Europa Clipper Launch (It's only launched so far)

NASA - Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (AC3S)

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

Intuitive Machines IM-1 (First CLPS soft landing, but tipped over)

SpaceX - Polaris Dawn

Ariane 6 (First launch, Partial Failure)

NASA - Parker Solar Probe (reaching peak mission science)

Semnan LP-2 (first successful orbital launch of Simorgh rocket from Iran)

Europa Clipper Launch (It's only launched so far)

VARDA Space (on orbit manufacturing)

ULA's Vulcan Certification-1 mission (first launch, successful)

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Japan's Lunar Lander)

CNSA - Chang'e-6 (first lunar sample return from far side of the moon)

NASA - PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)

SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 (the catch)

H-3 Rocket-TF2 (First Success)

NASA - Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (AC3S)

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* 5. Select missions you DON'T think deserves an Astro Award

SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 (the catch)

SpaceX - Polaris Dawn

Europa Clipper Launch (It's only launched so far)

ULA's Vulcan Certification-1 mission (first launch, successful)

Ariane 6 (First launch, Partial Failure)

H-3 Rocket-TF2 (First Success)

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Japan's Lunar Lander)

Semnan LP-2 (first successful orbital launch of Simorgh rocket from Iran)

NASA - Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (AC3S)

CNSA - Chang'e-6 (first lunar sample return from far side of the moon)

NASA - PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)

NASA - Parker Solar Probe (reaching peak mission science)

VARDA Space (on orbit manufacturing)

Intuitive Machines IM-1 (First CLPS soft landing, but tipped over)