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The Sacknoff Prize for Space History
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Purpose
To encourage research and writing effort among university students in the area of space history
Eligibility
Students must be enrolled at educational institutions (upper-class undergraduate or graduate level) at the time of submittal.
Papers already published or scheduled for publication will NOT be accepted.
Value
Cash prize of $300 and a plaque
The winning paper will be considered for publication in Quest: The History of Spaceflight
Finalists will receive a free one-year subscription to Quest: The History of Spaceflight
Deadline
Submissions must be postmarked by 10 June 2012.
Winners will be announced in August.
Criteria for Submission
Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words and should be typed, double-spaced and in English.
Submissions should emphasize in-depth research, with adequate citations of the sources utilized.
Originality of ideas is important.
Diagrams, graphs, images, or photographs may be included and should include appropriate captions and credits.
Although works must be historical in character, they can draw on methods of disciplines other than history, eg.
cultural studies, literature, communications, economics, engineering, science, etc. Comparative or international
studies of the history of spaceflight are encouraged.
Possible subjects include, but are not limited to historical aspects of space companies and their leaders, regulation of
the space business, financial and economic aspects of the space industry, the social effects of spaceflight, space
technology development, the space environment, and space system design, engineering, and safety.
Submittal Instructions
Submissions must be electronic and importable into Word or Adobe PDF format and sent to quest@spacebusiness.com
A cover letter should be included stating the student's address, including email address, school, program, advisor, and
stage in studies. The student should indicate how the paper submitted related to his or her professional future.
Prize Committee
Includes the editor of Quest: The History of Spaceflight and members of the Society for the History of Technology
Aerospace Committee (SHOT/Albatross)
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2011 - Megan Ansdell, George Washington University, Space Policy Institute
"Language Protocols in International Human Spaceflight"
A historical survey of language protocols and issues on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Shuttle-Mir, and International Space Station.
About Scott Sacknoff
Scott Sacknoff has been involved in the space community for the past two decades as an engineer, analyst, financier, and
entrepreneur specializing in the commercialization and business of space. Mr. Sacknoff is best known as the
author of the "State of the Space Industry" market analyses produced from 1996 through 2005, the "North American
Space Directory" (produced from 1993 to 2006), and from his efforts leading the International Space Business Council.
He won a Ben Franklin award for his book "Space Careers" (co-authored with Leonard David) and was nominated for an AAS Emme award as
editor of "In Their Own Words", a collection of interviews with astronauts and other key space figures. Currently, Mr.
Sacknoff manages the SPADE Defense Index (www.spadeindex.com), an investment benchmark for the defense, homeland security, and government
space sectors and volunteers as publisher of Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly.
About Quest: The History of Spaceflight
Published quarterly since 1992, Quest exists to capture the stories and behind-the scenes insight of the people, projects,
politics, and programs that made the journey into space possible -- whether civil, military, commercial, or international. More
information on Quest can be found at http://www.spacebusiness.com/quest
Rights and Legal
By submitting an article, the author assigns rights of the material provided to the publisher of Quest,
including but not limited to, its use in an upcoming issue of Quest and the right to reprint in future publications
both print and/or electronic.
Additional Questions / Contact Information
Please send us an email
The Sacknoff Prize for Space History * PO Box 5752 * Bethesda MD 20824-5752 USA.
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