The SpaceNews Annual Awards for Excellence honor excellence and innovation among space professionals, companies, programs and organizations. 

We aim to recognize both the unsung heroes and well-known luminaries of the global space industry. Your nominations will inform our selection of a short list of finalists we will ask readers vote on in the coming weeks. 
 
If you have more than one nomination you would like to make, please return to the link that brought you here and complete this form again (submitting duplicate nominations, however, won't help your nominee's chances since duplicates are filtered out to prevent ballot box stuffing).
 
We are seeking nominees for the following awards:

Company of the Year
  • This award will go to a company that made an outsized impact on the space community in the past year.
 
Corporate Leader of the Year
  • Nominee need not be the top boss. Anyone in the space private sector qualifies.
Government Leader of the Year
  • This award recognizes government leaders for significant contributions to their organizations and the broader space community. 
Unsung Hero of the Year
  • The Unsung Hero award honors remarkable contributions from those operating behind the scenes or outside the limelight. Nominee can be a group or individual.
Startup of the Year
  • This award recognizes new ventures for early successes and their potential to shake up their segment of the space industry.
  • To be nominated, a company must have been incorporated within the last five years.
Turnaround of the Year
  • This award recognizes companies that have executed a successful business turnaround within the past two years.
  • Nominations should state the difficulty the company was facing, the actions taken to improve its situation, and the outcomes achieved as a result.
Breakthrough of the Year
  • This award recognizes the business and technology breakthroughs with the potential to alter the space landscape. 
Deal of the Year
  • Whether wooing private capital or closing big sales, deals make the space world go round. What was this year's most important deal?

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* 1. Nominee's name (and title and affiliation, if applicable) 

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* 2. For which award AWARD should this nominee be considered? (please select only one. You can submit additional nominations by returning to this survey from the original link)

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* 3. Make your case for why your NOMINEE should win this award (max. 250 words)

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* 4. Your Name and Contact Information (Optional, but we may wish to contact you for more information about your nominee)

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* 5. Are you interested in possibly attending the SpaceNews awards luncheon in Washington, D.C., in early December?

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* 6. Please provide your email address so that we can keep you informed about the awards luncheon.

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