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Space Topics: 25th Anniversary Gala Awards Dinner

Dinner Sponsors

Our sponsors joined us for an evening of space explorers and entrepreneurs, celebrities, great food, an online auction and stargazing, all at the world famous Santa Anita Park. Their sponsorship will benefit The Planetary Society, and through our organization, the future of space exploration.

Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors!

PRESENTING SPONSOR
Northrop Grumman Corporation

GALAXY SPONSOR
SpaceX

SOLAR SYSTEM SPONSOR
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory

PLANET SPONSOR
Raytheon

MOON SPONSORS
The Aerospace Corporation
The Boeing Company
Dan Geraci
Joseph Ryan
The Walt Disney Studios

COMET SPONSORS
Edison International
International Launch Services
Paramount Home Video
Swales Aerospace

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

The M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation for their grant that is making possible The Planetary Society’s inaugural Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science.

Florian Noller of Spaceflori for donating the Mars rocks for our honorees.

Our 25th Anniversary Gala Awards Dinner Chair, Ann Druyan, and our Dinner Organizing Committee: Buzz Aldrin; Jacques Blamont; Roger Bonnet; Sir Arthur C. Clarke; Charles Elachi; Garry E. Hunt; Louis M. Kwong; David Levy; Gordon Moore; G. Madavan Nair; Robert Picardo; Sally Ride; Dava Sobel; Edward Stone; Henry Tanner.

Thank you, as well, to our Members and supporters throughout the world—especially to those nearly 7,000 Charter Members who have been with us for all of our 25 years and to our New Millennium Committee and Discovery Team Members who are too many in number to list by name.

Call Andrea Carroll at 626-793-5100, extension 214 for details.