Reception

On February 7, 2008, space leaders gathered at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC to recognize the role of World Space Week in inspiring the workforce of tomorrow.

Speakers and awardees at the event were:

Christopher Scolese, NASA Associate Administrator
Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., (Vice Admiral, USN ret.), Undersecretary of Commerce and NOAA Administrator
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut
Courtney Stadd, former NASA Chief of Staff and former Chair of World Space Week Association
Ade Abiodun, former Chair, UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Jeff Faszcza, VP Hamilton Sundstrand and Honorary Chair of World Space Week 2008
Dave Markham, President of Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services
George Sowers, VP of United Launch Alliance
Mark Craig, VP of SAIC
Dennis Stone, Volunteer President of World Space Week Association
Keith Cowling, Reston Communications
Devin Green, student who flew on the World Space Week 2007 Zero G flight
Brad Lisle, Foxfire Entertainment

US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, US Representative Bart Gordon, and US Representative Nick Lampson were presented with awards after the reception. This reception was sponsored by Hamilton Sundstand. Please click here to see more photos.