2006 Arthur C. Clarke Awards to Honor Walter Cronkite and Robert Bigelow.WASHINGTON -- The Washington D.C.-based Arthur C. Clarke Foundation THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE FOUNDATION The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation came into being in 1983 in Washington, D.C., as part of the World Communications Year celebrations at the United Nations. today announced the 2006 winners of the Arthur C. Clarke Awards. In keeping with recent practice, two Awards will be presented. The "Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author and inventor, most famous for his novel , and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the . Lifetime Achievement Award" recognizes "an individual, a group or an entity that exemplifies the values and accomplishments of Sir Arthur's life. The award honors substantial and enduring contributions that relate the sciences and arts in meeting the challenges of contemporary life and the needs of tomorrow." The 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award winner is long-time CBS Evening News CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. anchorman Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (born November 4 1916) is a retired iconic American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for The CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). . The "Arthur C. Clarke Innovator's Award" recognizes "initiatives or new inventions that have had recent impact on or hold particular promise for satellite communications and society, and stand as distinguished examples of innovative thinking." This year's Innovator's Award winner is Las Vegas-based hotel entrepreneur and leader in private space initiatives Robert Bigelow Robert T. Bigelow is a hotel entrepreneur with a keen interest in space flight. He made his fortune through the hotel chain Budget Suites of America and is the founder of Bigelow Aerospace. . One of broadcasting's strongest supporters of space flight, Walter Cronkite was relentless in his better than round-the-clock coverage of the Apollo XI Moon mission. He co-anchored that landmark flight with (later knighted) Sir Arthur Clarke, and joined Clarke in anchoring the launches of Apollo 12 and 15. The two men became lifelong friends, and Sir Arthur joined with the Foundation in extending its 2006 award invitation to Cronkite. Robert Bigelow, selected by the Foundation's trustees even before the successful Russian launch of Bigelow Aerospace's Genesis I, is leading the way for private sector individuals willing to advance space exploration with minimum reliance on government programs. A pioneering part of Bigelow's belief in bringing space closer to people's lives, Genesis I represents a first step in human-rated expandable habitats suited to industrial, commercial, and "just-for-fun" use. Former Clarke Lifetime Achievement winners are science fiction writer Ben Bova Benjamin William Bova (born November 8, 1932) is an American science fiction author and editor. Biographical timeline
Marta Marconi Space was established in 1990 as a joint venture between the space and telecommunication divisions of the Lagardère Group (Matra Espace) and the GEC group (Marconi Space Systems). board chairman Claude Goumy; retired Space Systems Loral chairman Robert Berry; and first Intelsat director general Santiago Astrain. Clarke Innovator winners include Dr. Brad Edwards, for leading in the design of a space elevator to move cargo to the Clarke Orbit from the Earth's surface; and D.K. Sachdev and Dr. S Dr. Doctor. dr. dram. . Joseph Campanella, for designing and implementing the world's first audio broadcasting (Worldspace) satellite. The Awards will be presented before an invited audience at Washington's Cosmos Club on Tuesday, October 3. For information, contact Foundation Secretary Scott Chase at scottchase@verizon.net or 301/879-1613. |
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