Tycho Brahe Award

Founded by: Mimi Janislawski & Col. Leonard R. Sugerman

Sponsored by: Col. Leonard R. Sugerman Award Trust

Purpose: To recognize outstanding contributions to the science of space navigation, guidance and control.

Eligibility: Individuals making overall contributions to the science of space navigation, whose actions have benefited civilization in any form such as scientific, technical, engineering or theoretical writing.

Memorial: Given in memory or Mary Tornich Janislawski, developer of the Mark II Plotter, a charter member of the ION, the first woman to have received an ION Annual Award for the advancement of navigation, a civilian aviation instruction, a teacher at Berkeley and Stanford, and an author.

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Previous Winners:

2007: Dr. Yoaz Bar-Sever
2006: Dr. Oliver Montenbruck
2005: Dr. Daniel G. Kubitschek
2004: Dr. E. Glenn Lightsey
2003: Dr. John L. Junkins
2002: Dr. Penina Axelrad
2001: Dr. Robert W. Farquhar
2000: Dr. Richard H. Battin

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