U.S.A.F. On A Winning Track & To Be Recognized By The Space Foundation

The Space Foundation has named the United States Air Force as the recipient of the 2008 Space Achievement Award. Each year, this award recognizes an individual or organization for significant contributions in advancing the exploration, development, or use of space. The Air Force will be recognized during the opening ceremony of the 24th National Space Symposium, on April 7. The premier annual gathering of the global space community, the symposium will take place April 7th through 10th at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs.

The United States Air Force was selected to receive the Space Achievement Award for its unprecedented string of more than 50 consecutive successful national security space launches, providing 100 percent mission success for vitally important national security space missions. Using the Delta II, Delta IV, and Atlas V launch vehicles, these successful launches from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Air Force Base demonstrate continued U.S. superiority in providing assured access to space. The Space Achievement Award annually honors an individual or organization that has demonstrated space achievement, breakthrough space technology, or program or product success deemed to represent a critical milestone in the evolution of space exploration and development—Colorado Springs, Colorado