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[b]NASA/JPL Dawn Program Team to Receive 2015 Robert J. Collier Trophy[/b] The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced last evening (March 9) at their Spring Awards Dinner that the NASA/JPL Dawn Program Team has been named as the recipient of the 2015 Robert J. Collier Trophy "in recognition of the extraordinary achievements of orbiting and exploring protoplanet Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres, and advancing the nation's technological capabilities in pioneering new frontiers in space travel." The Collier Selection Committee, comprised of 32 individuals from throughout the aerospace industry, met earlier in the day to listen to presentations from nine nominees. The Collier Trophy is awarded annually "...for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." The list of Collier recipients represents a timeline of air and space achievements, marking major events in the history of flight. "The Committee reviewed very strong nominations from throughout the aviation and space industry – commercial, military, general aviation, space, and even ballooning," said Jim Albaugh, Chairman of NAA. "Any one of them would have been a worthy Collier Trophy Recipient, and I want to congratulate our colleagues at NASA and JPL on their great accomplishment with the Dawn Program." Other nominees for the 2015 Collier Trophy were: [list][*]Airbus A350 XWB [*]Blue Origin New Shepard Team [*]C-5M Super Galaxy [*]HA-420 HondaJet [*]ICON A5 [*]New Horizons Project Team [*]Two Eagles Balloon Team [*]UCAS-D Autonomous Aerial Refueling Demonstration[/list] Jonathan Gaffney, President and CEO of NAA, managed the selection process. "This was one of the strongest lists of Collier nominations NAA has seen in the past decade, and all who participated in the process can be very proud of their work. I particularly want to thank our Chairman and Selection Committee for all the time and effort they put into this most important and historic task." The Collier Trophy will be formally presented at the Annual Robert J. Collier Trophy Dinner on June 9, 2016 at a location to be determined.
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