(Source: UKSC 2009)

The Sir Arthur Clarke Awards provide recognition and paid tribute to those who have worked for the advancement of space exploration.

Nominations are submitted by the public and the winners are voted for by representatives of the space industry, research institutions & universities, and space-related organisations.

The 2009 nominations are as follows:

Achievement in Education
Martyn Chesters
Debbie Parker
Chris Welch
Andy Willis

Best Corporate/Team Achievement
The ATV Team, John Ellwood: ATV project manager
The BIS IAC Team
Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX)

Best Individual Achievement
Frédéric Descamps
(Note: website is at http://star-map.fr/)
Richard Garriott
Andy Willis

Best Space Reporting
Dr Emily Baldwin
BBC Science News Team
(Note: The citation was for “Paul Rincon in particular, along with Pallab Ghosh,
Christine McGourty and James Morgan”)
Rob Coppinger

Best Student Achievement
David Boyce
Henry Hallam
Joe Myerscough and Mat Stracy

Best TV / Radio Presentation
"Brits Who Made The Modern World", directed by Barnaby Peel
Charles Chilton
(Note, this was accepted as being “current” due to the re-broadcasts on BBC
Radio 7)
"The Satellite Story", produced & directed by Dan Walker

Best Written Presentation
“Red Moon Rising” by Matthew Brezezinksi
(Note: Only one nomination, but still voted for by the judges, rather than a “No
award”)

Inspiration Award
Richard Garriott
Nick Spall
Lord Drayson

Outreach Award for the Public Promotion of Space
The UK IAC 2008 Team under BIS and Richard Brook
Paul Dear
(Note: website at www.n-prize.com)
Nick Spall

Space Entrepreneur
Richard Garriott
Chris Stott

The final awards will be made at a formal dinner at the UK Space Conference, on 4th April.