The Dirk Brouwer Award was established by the
American Astronautical Society
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to honor significant technical contributions to space flight mechanics and astrodynamics and to recognize
Dirk Brouwer
Dirk Brouwer (; September 1, 1902 – January 31, 1966) was a Dutch-American astronomer.
He received his PhD in 1927 at Leiden University under Willem de Sitter and then went to Yale University. From 1941 until 1966 he was editor of the ''Astr ...
's outstanding role in
celestial mechanics
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and his widespread influence on workers in space flight and astrodynamics.
Recipients
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American Astronautical Society
See also
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List of space technology awards
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Prizes named after people
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References
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External links
American Astronautical Society - Dirk Brouwer Award
Awards established in 1972
Awards of the American Astronautical Society