[211] On Friday, August 16, 1974, Dr. William H. Pickering, Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, welcomed guests to a special awards ceremony following the successful completion of the nominal mission of Mariner 10 to Mercury via Venus:
"We are honored today in welcoming Dr. James Fletcher, Administrator of NASA, and our distinguished guests to an awards ceremony that offers special recognition to those individuals and teams who have contributed outstandingly to the mission of Manner 10 to Venus and Mercury. The Venus/Mercury 1973 Project has added another notable chapter to the 12-year story of Mariner-a spacecraft that has led the way in exploring the near planets of the Solar System.
"The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology are proud of you awardees. You have demonstrated high professional competence and brought great credit to yourselves and to our institution. Congratulations on a job well done."
In presenting the awards, Dr. James Fletcher emphasized the importance of Mariner 10 in planetary exploration and in demonstrating how an advanced scientific project can be accomplished within cost goals:
"The Mariner 10 Awards Ceremony we are holding today recognizes the splendid achievements of the NASA lndustry-University team in the Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 mission. Manner 10 will be remembered in history as an engineering triumph which gave mankind unique television pictures and other scientific data from two distant planets. But we know that these accomplishments were the result of human endeavor and today we pay tribute to it as a human triumph by honoring some of the men and women who made Mariner 10 the success that it was.
"As a scientific achievement in interplanetary scientific exploration, Mariner 10 is adding to the laurels of the Manner series of projects a new perspective on the planet Venus, our first close-up study of the planet Mercury, new observations of the interplanetary medium and the stars, and even some new data on the Moon. Although a full understanding of all the Mariner 10 scientific information will take years of study, it is already clear that we will gain valuable new insights on the two innermost planets. In addition to its direct scientific value, a better understanding of these planets will lead to a better understanding of our own Earth, its probable history, and its possible destiny.
"As a technical achievement of space engineering, the Mariner 10 mission broke new ground in interplanetary flight. It was the first flight demonstration of the gravity-assist technique, a promising propulsion aid for future missions. The two-planet flight plan called for a new degree of navigation accuracy, with Manner 10 being directed within seven miles of its aiming point at Venus. The spacecraft passed within 416 miles of Mercury's surface, giving the experimenters excellent close-range planetary data; Mariner 10 is now en route to a second encounter with Mercury in September. The spacecraft successfully flew closer to the Sun than any man-made object ever has before. Finally, the adaptive nature of the mission and spacecraft permitted a number of in-flight modifications and additions to the scientific program.
"Manner 10 was also a triumph of management. The Project Team developed and agreed to a restrictive financial plan at the outset, and proceeded to deliver full performance on time and under cost estimate. This establishes the Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 Project not only as a distinguished member of the Mariner, and indeed the entire NASA family of projects, but as a model of cost-effectiveness as well.
"Mariner 10 is nominally 'completed' and has met in full all the objectives that were stated in advance. It is now continuing on an extended mission which, hopefully, will give NASA, the scientific community, and the taxpayers the bonus of a second mission to Mercury on the same flight. All of us in NASA take great pride in the achievements of the Manner 10 team-scientific, technical, and managerial- and offer them our enthusiastic congratulations."
NASA Exceptional Service Medals
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Lida M. Bates
- Lyle V. Burden
- Elliott Cutting
- G. Edward Danielson, Jr.
- Esker K. Davis
- Richard L. Foster
- Daryal T. Gant
- Harold J. Gordon
- Adrian J. Hooke
- William R. Howard (Deceased)
- Edward H. Kopf, Jr.
- William 1. Purdy, Jr.
- Norri Sirri
- F. Louis Sola
- Anthony J. Spear
- Gael F. Squibb
- Francis M. Sturms, Jr.
- Fred Vescelus
- Peter B. Whitehead
- James N. Wilson
NASA Public Service Awards
The Boeing Aerospace Company
- Richard A. Axell
- William E. Bramel
- Haim Kennet
- Bernard M. Lehv
- George B. Rickey
Planning Research Corporation
Kunihei Kawasaki
[213] NASA Group Achievement Awards
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Allen P. Bowman
- Frank A. Goodwin
- Harold J. Gordon
- Eugene A. Laumann
- Floyd A. Paul
- William I. Purdy, Jr.
- Michael J. Sander
- F. Louis Sola
- Anthony J. Spear
- Eric E. Suggs, Jr.
- Herbert G. Trostle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Frank F. Baran
- James E. Blue
- Gordon A. Crawford
- Raymond P. Del Negro
- Ralph De Santis
- Harvey L. Jeane
- Ronald R. Manaker
- Carl F. Mazzocco
- Alan Messner
- Martin N. Orton
- Richard Piety
- Thomas Shain
- John H. Shepherd
- L. Richard Springer
- James Stahnke
- Fred A. Tomey
- Ralph E. West
- Peter B. Whitehead
- Jervis L. Wolfe
- Larry W. Wright
Motorola, Inc.
- Philip Girard
- William Hatcher
- David Skoumal
- Harry Wagner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- James W. Capps
- John M. Carnakis
- Edward L. Dunbar, Jr.
- Richard L. Foster
- C. Wayne Harris
- Jay A. Holladay
- David B. Lame
- H. Richard Malm
- Robert G. Polansky
- Thomas M. Taylor
Philco-Ford Corp.
The Boeing Aerospace Company
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Wailen E. Bennet
- Richard L. Foster
- Ralph P. Hurt
- David B. Lame
- Gary D. Metts
- Rolf H. Niemeyer
- George M. Reed
- Michael J. Sander
- William H. Stapper
- Michael R. Warner
Philco-Ford Corp.
- Bruce H. Walton
- Eugene G. Herrington
- Edward R. Kelly
- Allan L. Sacks
Planning Research Corp.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- G. Edward Danielson, Jr.
- Adrian J. Hooke
- Kenneth P. Klaasen
- Lawrence Koga
- Sergio X. Madrigal
- Donna L. Shirley
- Ronald C. Spriestersbach
- Gael F. Squibb
- Kennis Stowers
- Robert 1. Toombs
- William A. Webb
- Clayne M. Yeates
- Steven J. Zawacki
Philco-Ford Corp.
- Roy E. Bates
- Patricia M. Kirkish
The Boeing Aerospace Company
- Michael R. Cramer
- George M. Elliott
- Merlyn J. Flakus
- [214] Bernard R. Migas
- Dudley A. Vines
- Rod Zieger
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Marvin H. Bantell, Jr.
- Raymond A. Becker
- Carl S. Christensen
- Leonard Dicken
- Vincent L. Evanchuk
- Harold J. Gordon
- Jeremy B. Jones
- Roger E. Koch
- C. Jeffrey Leising
- Edward L. McKinley
- Richard V. Morris
- V. John Ondrasik
- Gerald E. Pease
- Stephen J. Reinbold
- Andrey Sergeyevsky
- Gary L. Sievers
The Boeing Aerospace Company
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Teofile A. Almaguer, Jr.
- Alan T. Campbell
- A. Earl Cherniack
- Vincent L. Evanchuk
- Patrick J. Hand
- Walter F. Havens
- John M. Kent
- Edward H. Kopf, Jr.
- William I. Purdy, Jr.
- Jack W. Rhoads
- Lawrence L. Schumacher
- Robert L. Shrake
- Stephen Z. Szirmay
- Jaiyun M. Yuh
The Boeing Aerospace Company
- John R. Barton
- Julius D. Budos
- Tord Dannevig
- C. Thomas Golden
- Jerome H. Hardman
- Robert P. Lang
- David H. Merchant
- Bernard R. Migas
- Paul H. Stern
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Lloyd A. Adams
- G. Edward Danielson, Jr.
- Harry T. Enmark
- Mark Herring
- Kenneth C. La Bau
- Clayton C. La Baw
- Leonard Larks
- David Norris
- Gerald M. Smith
- Daniel L. Smyth
- Fred Vescelus
- Joachim G. Voeltz
Electro-Optical Systems
- William Cunningham
- Nicolaas M. Emmer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Jerome E. Abraham
- Teofile A. Almaguer, Jr.
- Philip M. Barnett
- Raymond A. Becker
- C. Glen Bullock
- Frederick R. Chamberlain
- G. Wade Earle
- Vincent L. Evanchuk
- Arthur O. Franzon
- Robert E. Freeland
- H. Kent Frewing
- Edward G. Gregory
- Donald E. Hayes
- Donald D. Howard
- Herman L. Johnson
- L. Earl Jones
- Edward E. Kellum
- Dan B. Kubly
- Donald D. Lord
- Floyd A. Paul
- James A. Roberts
- Charles H. Savage
- L. Tom Shaw
- Charles A. Smith
- Stephen G. Sollock
- Alvin B. Sorkin
- James H. Stevens
- William H. Tyler
- Ronald J. Zenone
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Daryal T. Gant
- John Heie
- [215] Eugene C. Reiz
- Donald E. Weckerle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Leticia Eckerle
- Bruce M. Hayes
- John C. Hewitt
- Sharon D. Jones
- Harold J. Wheelock
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Jerome E. Abraham
- Teofile A. Almaguer, Jr.
- Rebecca L. Arenas
- Ronald S. Banes
- Dallas F. Beauchamp
- Raymond A. Becker
- Albert G. Brejcha
- Phillip E. Brisendine
- C. Glen Bullock
- Ralph De Santis
- Larry N. Dumas
- James A. Dunne
- John E. Earnest, Jr.
- Robert E. Edelson
- Vincent L. Evanchuk
- Robert A. Exler
- H. Kent Frewing
- Walter F. Havens
- Mark Herring
- Adrian J. Hooke
- Harvey H. Horiuchi
- Oscar L. Irvin
- William N. Jensen
- John M. Kent
- Edward H. Kopf, Jr.
- Clayton C. La Baw
- Paul Lecoq
- C. Jeffrey Leising
- Donald D. Lord
- Dan S. MacGregor
- Sergio X. Madrigal
- John C. McKinney
- Alan Messner
- Hiroshi Ohtakay
- Richard B. Postal
- William I. Purdy, Jr.
- Jack W. Rhoads
- Eddie Royal
- Lawrence L. Schumacher
- Robert A. Shepard
- Charles A. Smith
- Richard L. Smith
- Daniel L. Smyth
- F. Louis Sola
- Anthony Joseph Spear
- Ronald C. Spriestersbach
- Gael F. Squibb
- Garvin T. Starks
- Kennis Stowers
- Eric E. Suggs, Jr.
- David H. Swenson
- Fred A. Tomey
- William H. Tyler
- Peter B. Whitehead
- Vincent A. Wirth, Jr.
- Regina F. Wong
- Clayne M. Yeates
- Jaiyun M. Yuh
The Boeing Aerospace Company
- Ross E. Barta
- John R. Barton
- John H. Bruns
- Julius D. Budos
- Theodore C. Clarke
- Richard T. Cowley
- Emery J. Durand
- Michael D. Ebben
- Merlyn J. Flakus
- Malcolm D. Gray
- Jerome M. Hardman
- Lawrence A. Hughes
- William F. Just
- James Leisenring
- Robert K. MacGregor
- Boyd D. Madsen
- F. Alfred Matzke
- Bernard R. Migas
- Ken Nakagawa
- Harold L. Nordwall
- Donald M. Sargent
- James F. Schmidling
- Larry D. Shirk
- Charles H. Terwilliger
- Jarrett H. Thomas
- James R. Williams
- Ronald C. Zentner
- Victor S. ZumBrunnen
Philco-Ford Corp.
Electro-Optical Systems
Alpha Services
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Roger W. Burt
- Richard L. Foster
- Raul D. Rey
- Concomly A. Seafeldt
- John R. Tupman
Philco-Ford Corp.
- Ray Caswell
- Dale Christiansen
- Earl T. Lobdell
- Michael A. Orr
- Allan L. Sacks
- Donna Stapper
Planning Research Corp.
- James P. Dunphy
- Kunihei Kawasaki
The Boeing Aerospace Company
V.l.P. Engineering Co.
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- David H. Swenson
- Clayne M. Yeates
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Santa Barbara Research Center
The Boeing Aerospace Company
- John H. Bruns
- Theodore C. Clarke
- F. Alfred Matzke
- Ken Nakagawa
University of Chicago
Ames Research Center
California Institute of Technology
- James L. Anderson
- Bruce C. Murray
Hampshire College
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Wailen E. Bennett
- Virgil B. Combs G.
- Edward Danielson, Jr.
- Ralph A. Johansen
- Kenneth P. Klaasen
- David Lame
- Jean J. Lorre
- Donald J. Lynn
- John R. Schoeni
- James M. Soha
- Robert I. Toombs
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Philco-Ford Corp.
- David L. Atwood
- Michael Morrill
- Norma J. Stetzel
Planning Research Corp.
The Rand Corporation
University of Arizona
- Gerard P. Kuiper (deceased)
- Robert Strom
University of London Observatory
University of Pittsburgh
University of Wisconsin
- Robert Krauss
- Verner E. Suomi
U.S. Geological Survey
The Boeing Aerospace Company
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Boeing Aerospace Company
- Robert K. MacGregor
- Harold L. Nordwall
The Boeing Aerospace Company
- John E. Anderson
- Ole A. Bakken
- George C. Bentley
- Freddie G. Boyd
- Steve S. Campbell
- Leonard Cancler
- Edward B. DeGroot
- David A. Dougherty
- David R. Douglass
- James M. Ellis
- Herschel F. Eppenstein
- Robert L. Farmer
- Donald C. Flint
- C. Thomas Golden
- James P. Grady
- Jack A. Grimmett
- John W. Griswold
- Jack W. Hakala
- Roy E. Juberg
- Peter V. Jude
- Walter M. Keenan
- Earl D. Kuhl
- Morton Kushner
- James A. Lackey
- Robert G. Lane
- Bernard M. Lehv
- Patnck S. Lettenmaier
- Gordon P. Lowe
- Donald K. MacWhirter
- Earl L. McCabe
- Herbert M. McDaniel
- D. Paul Meyer
- Donald A. Miller
- Virgil L. Minter
- Warren I. Mitchell
- Calvin P. Morgan
- Harold L. Nordwall
- Morton A. Palmer
- John L. Pertesis
- Lawrence C. Phelps
- Francis B. Robins
- Perry H. Scarlatos
- Richard S. Seymour
- Robert R. Shamp
- Larry D. Shirk
- Alan T. Simmons
- Julius Skolnick
- John R. Steding
- Paul H. Stern
- Paul L. Szyperski
- George Trusk
- Richard D. White
- Patrick F. Wilson