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Michael López-Alegría Joins Academy Securities’ Advisory Board

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화요일, 9월 5, 2023
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Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer, certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), today announced the addition of Michael López-Alegría to its Advisory Board.

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  • Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer, certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), today announced the addition of Michael López-Alegría to its Advisory Board.
  • He is currently the Chief Astronaut for Axiom Space, the Houston-based company that is building the world’s first commercial space station.
  • “Academy is honored to welcome Michael to the Firm’s Advisory Board,” stated Academy’s Chairman and CEO Chance Mims.
  • Academy is our nation’s first post-9/11 disabled veteran owned investment bank and is certified as a DVBE, SDVOSB, and MBE.

SCHWEICKART PRIZE ANNOUNCED TO RECOGNIZE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF ASTEROID DEFENSE

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금요일, 6월 30, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on June 30th, International Asteroid Day, B612 Foundation announced the Schweickart Prize, named in honor of renowned Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart, which will recognize individuals who have made exceptional contributions to planetary defense and advancing life's evolutionary journey. The prize acknowledges the significance of embracing our collective responsibility for safeguarding humanity's transition into the broader cosmos. "Through the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), we worked on the issue of planetary defense from asteroid impacts. Rusty Schweickart took a leadership role with the ASE to enable others to bring this global issue to the United Nations. This topic is now debated on a global stage as a result of Rusty's commitment. This prize in Rusty's honor is a fitting tribute to his lifetime of leadership," said Dr. Franklin Chang-Díaz, NASA astronaut, CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Co, and NASA's first Hispanic astronaut.

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  • The prize acknowledges the significance of embracing our collective responsibility for safeguarding humanity's transition into the broader cosmos.
  • "Through the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), we worked on the issue of planetary defense from asteroid impacts.
  • Rusty Schweickart took a leadership role with the ASE to enable others to bring this global issue to the United Nations.
  • The prize will be awarded annually to exceptional individuals, specifically undergraduate and graduate students and early career professionals actively involved in planetary defense.

SCHWEICKART PRIZE ANNOUNCED TO RECOGNIZE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF ASTEROID DEFENSE

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금요일, 6월 30, 2023
United Nations, University, Multilateralism, Sovereign Art Foundation, Life, Face, University of Vienna, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Asteroid, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, MIT, USD, Apollo, Committee, Organization, California Academy of Sciences, NEO, B612 Foundation, Student, NASA, Russell, United, SAN, Astronomy, ASE, Science, Asteroid Day, Association of Space Explorers, Pharmaceutical industry, XPRIZE

SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on June 30th, International Asteroid Day, B612 Foundation announced the Schweickart Prize, named in honor of renowned Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart, which will recognize individuals who have made exceptional contributions to planetary defense and advancing life's evolutionary journey. The prize acknowledges the significance of embracing our collective responsibility for safeguarding humanity's transition into the broader cosmos. "Through the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), we worked on the issue of planetary defense from asteroid impacts. Rusty Schweickart took a leadership role with the ASE to enable others to bring this global issue to the United Nations. This topic is now debated on a global stage as a result of Rusty's commitment. This prize in Rusty's honor is a fitting tribute to his lifetime of leadership," said Dr. Franklin Chang-Díaz, NASA astronaut, CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Co, and NASA's first Hispanic astronaut.

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  • The prize acknowledges the significance of embracing our collective responsibility for safeguarding humanity's transition into the broader cosmos.
  • "Through the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), we worked on the issue of planetary defense from asteroid impacts.
  • Rusty Schweickart took a leadership role with the ASE to enable others to bring this global issue to the United Nations.
  • The prize will be awarded annually to exceptional individuals, specifically undergraduate and graduate students and early career professionals actively involved in planetary defense.

ASTRONAUTS, SPACE EXPERTS AND SCIENTISTS JOIN ASTEROID DAY TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ASTEROIDS AND SPACE

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화요일, 6월 6, 2023
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Asteroid Day is a United Nations-recognised event held annually on 30 June, as an official day in the UN calendar.

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  • Asteroid Day is a United Nations-recognised event held annually on 30 June, as an official day in the UN calendar.
  • This year’s programme is built on three pillars: astronaut and expert school visits, the Asteroid Day Space Lecture, and the new Asteroid Day Festival.
  • The Asteroid Day Space Lecture on 30 June 2023 gives students, teachers, academia, and the general public the opportunity to peek into asteroid and space science.
  • The Asteroid Day Festival on 1 July 2023 promotes space and asteroid science to children, students, and adults.

Hall of Fame Astronaut Michael López-Alegría Named Recipient of Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award

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월요일, 5월 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Decorated astronaut Michael López-Alegría has been selected by the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Planning Committee as the recipient of the prestigious Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award. Members of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment community will honor López-Alegría during the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Named for the late U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the Ronald Brown Award recognizes demonstrated leadership in promoting the important role of standardization in eliminating global barriers to trade.

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  • WSD Committee to Present Award at U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day on October 12
    NEW YORK, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Decorated astronaut Michael López-Alegría has been selected by the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Planning Committee as the recipient of the prestigious Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award.
  • Members of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment community will honor López-Alegría during the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
  • Named for the late U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the Ronald Brown Award recognizes demonstrated leadership in promoting the important role of standardization in eliminating global barriers to trade.
  • López-Alegría—who hosted the first ever standards meeting from the International Space Station—has more than 40 years of aviation and space experience.

The Association of Space Explorers’ 32nd Planetary Congress Set for Launch in Houston

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목요일, 8월 22, 2019
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The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) today announced that more than 130 astronaut and cosmonaut delegates from across the planet will gather in Houston, Texas, for its XXXII Planetary Congress from October 14-18.

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  • The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) today announced that more than 130 astronaut and cosmonaut delegates from across the planet will gather in Houston, Texas, for its XXXII Planetary Congress from October 14-18.
  • Members of ASE represent 38 nations who have flown astronauts into space, including five major space agencies: NASA (US), Russian Space Agency (RSA), European Space Agency (ESA), Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
  • Delegates who will attend and provide public programs include astronauts who flew during Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, MIR Space Station and the International Space Station programs.
  • For more information on the ASE and its XXXII Planetary Congress, visit ase2019.org or follow the Congress on Twitter and Facebook .