Stamatios “Tom” M. Krimigis - 2015 National Air and Space Museum Trophy Winner
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Krimigis, recognized as an innovative leader in space-program development, has made fundamental contributions to space science and exploration. He has led or participated in space physics experiments deployed to all eight major planets, the only scientist in the world to do so. He has also made valuable discoveries in the physics of the solar wind and the magnetosphere of the solar system. He played a crucial role in transforming planetary exploration as one of the initiators of NASA Discovery, a planetary missions program, and as the leader of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Space Department in the development of the NEAR Shoemaker, MESSENGER and New Horizons missions. Currently, he is involved in missions to Mercury, Saturn, Pluto and the heliosphere, and participating in path-breaking contributions to understanding the transition zone to interstellar space. In Greece, his native country, he is playing a critical role in encouraging the development of space science. http://airandspace.si.edu/events/trophy/
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5 min 53 sec
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