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- In 1983, Allen received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. Since 1986, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory awards in his honor the Lew Allen Award for Excellence, until 1990 called the Director's Research Achievement Award.
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In 1983, Allen received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. [10] [11] Since 1986, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory awards in his honor the Lew Allen Award for Excellence , until 1990 called the Director's Research Achievement Award .
- 1943–1982
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Lew Allen Award for Excellence is a medal of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Established in 1986 as the Director’s Research Achievement Award; it was then renamed in honor of JPL's Director Lew Allen when he retired in 1990.
Feb 9, 1995 · Former Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Dr. Lew Allen will receive the 1995 Goddard Astronautics Award at the annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Global Air and Space Conference, to be held May 2-4 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Va.
Feb 15, 1990 · Allen was chosen to be this year's honoree because of his distinguished contributions to the continuation of American's exploration of the solar system As Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Dr. Allen supervises NASA's main center for unmanned space exploration.
In December 1938, Malina was asked to present a paper on the application of rocket propulsion to aircraft, to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee on Air Corps Research, which responded with a $1,000 grant to GALCIT and an additional $10,000 six months later.
When he retired from the Air Force in 1982, he agreed to become director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). In 1990 he left JPL and served as chairman of the board of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in Boston.
Jul 23, 1982 · Dr. Lew Allen Jr., who retired last month as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, was named yesterday to head the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the nation's principal center for the exploration...
