Ellen Carpenter, a researcher at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and a Chattanooga native, recently received a Silver Snoopy award from NASA.
The award is given personally by NASA astronauts as the honor represents their own recognition of excellence. The Silver Snoopy award is one of several overseen by the Space Flight Awareness program at NASA. Less than one percent of the agency's employees receive it annually, making it a special honor.
Carpenter earned her award for her outstanding contributions to the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) program as the SPLASH project manager.
The award package Carpenter and others received consisted of a Silver Snoopy lapel pin made of sterling silver that was flown during a NASA mission, a commendation letter stating the mission the Silver Snoopy pin was flown on and a signed, framed Silver Snoopy certificate.
Eric Gillard