SpaceX's Falcon 9 Booster Landing Team awarded 1st-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize! ð¥
Purdue awards the prize to âthose whose contributions to space in the preceding decade are deemed the most consequential for humanity,â according to the prizeâs website.
Falcon 9 was the worldâs first reusable rocket â a technical achievement long considered impossible in the industry.
The team consisted of Lars Blackmore, senior principal Mars landing engineer; Shana Diez, senior director, Starship reliability; Jon Edwards, senior vice president, Falcon & Dragon projects; Yoshiaki Kuwata, principal GNC engineer; and Eduardo Velazquez, director, Crew Starship engineering.