JAXA get the 2008 Jack Sweigert Award

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Wins 2008 Jack Swigert Award for Space Exploration Colorado Springs, Colo. (February 12, 2008) The Space Foundation will honor the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with the 2008 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration. This award honors the memory and enduring legacy of Apollo 13 astronaut and Colorado Congressman-elect Jack Swigert. The first international recipient of the Swigert award, JAXA will be recognized during the opening ceremony of the 24th National Space Symposium on April 7. The symposium, the premier annual gathering of the global space community, will take place April 7-10 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado