The Eighth ISAS Award (FY 2021)

We awarded the Eighth ISAS Award to the following two individuals in January 2022. We at JAXA ISAS would like to express our deepest gratitude for the cooperation and support we receive from these external organizations and will continue to work toward further external collaboration.

Recipient / Affiliation
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Reason for award
Hansjörg Dittus
(Universität Bremen (at the time))
[Special Award] Contribution to the development of MASCOT lander for Hayabusa2 mission.
FUNAZAKI Kenichi
(Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University (at the time))
Contribution to building a cooperative relationship between the ISAS Advanced Machining Technology Group and Iwate University.