Weird that they didn’t give the first one to The Creator of space.
Space.com:
The inaugural Global Space Awards ceremony gets underway this Friday (Dec. 5), as 340 guests converge at a glamorous red carpet event held at London’s historic Natural History Museum to celebrate the movers, shakers and investors shaping the space industry today.
Friday’s black-tie ceremony — hosted by renowned physicist and science communicator Brian Greene — seeks to establish a “unifying global stage” to recognise the achievements of those fueling the renewed drive to extend humanity’s influence out into the solar system.
Its first year drew in over 500 nominations over eight distinct categories ranging from ‘Playmaker of the Year’ — which will go to an individual whose contributions have impacted the overall trajectory of the space industry — to awards for space investment, scientific breakthroughs, sustainability in space and more. MORE
President Trump may be getting the Galactic Peace Prize Award.
Shhhh
Who gets the “Beam Me Up to Uranus” award?
We heard that Kevin Spacey will be the MC for tonight’s event.
Host Brian Greene’s published book is called “The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory, and How to Pick Up Chicks in Manhattan, and The Best Burgers in the Whole United States”.
When asked about the long title, Greene said, “I’m trying to reach a broad audience, and not just science jerks”.