Awards & Recognition
Honors
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Guardian Award, The Lifeboat Foundation (2017)
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Leonardo da Vinci Lifetime Achievement Award, International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) Toulouse, France (2017)
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Winner of the "Arthur Award-International" as presented by the British Interplanetary Society at the UK Space Conference in Glasgow, Scotland (July 2013)
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Elected a Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) (2007)
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Hall of Fame Award of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (2001)
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Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime achievement award by the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation (2001)
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Elected Educator of the Year of the International Communications Association (1987)
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Winner of the first Book Award of the American Astronomical Society for his book Global Talk (1985)
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Miami Children's Hospital Outstanding Achievement Award for Project Share (1987)
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Elected Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Elected to become a member of the Cosmos Club (1986-2004)
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Elected to full membership in the International Academy of Astronautics (worldwide membership is limited to 1000 people) (1996-2006)
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ISCe award for "Educational Excellence"
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Outstanding achievement award by the Miami Children's Hospital
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Arlington County Civic Federation, Evening Star Citizen of Year Award, Arlington County Civic Federation (1977)
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Co-Chair of Yes for Arlington Parks (1977)
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University of Tulsa Outstanding Alumnus Award (1986)
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Hall of Fame Award for the University of Tulsa School of Engineering (2000)
Notable Works
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Global Talk (Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize)
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Space Systems and Sustainability (2021)
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Preparing for the Next Cyber Revolution (2019)
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Esphere: Rise of the World Wide Mind
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Global Space Governance: An International Study (with Ram Jakhu)
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Handbook of Cosmic Hazards and Planetary Defense (with Firooz Allahdadi)
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Handbook of Satellite Applications (with Scott Madry and Sergio Camacho-Lara) (first edition 2012 and second edition 2017)