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| NASA Admin Charles Bolden [PHOTO: NASA/Bill Ingalls] |
Washington: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has received the Candle in
Military Service and Aeronautical Science Award from Morehouse College in
Atlanta. The award recognizes exceptional achievement in a field by an
African-American man.
"It's an honor
to be recognized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s alma mater and a
privilege to share this recognition with the other distinguished
recipients," Bolden said. "This award is a tribute to the NASA
workforce that is creating the future today as it always has, and I'm blessed
to be at the helm guiding our country to new destinations like an asteroid and
Mars."
The award is part of
the college's Founder's Day celebrations. Others recognized by Morehouse with
Candle awards include actor Laurence J. Fishburne and businessman and former
NBA All-star Ulysses L. "Junior" Bridgeman.
Bolden is NASA's
first African-American administrator. He was appointed by President Obama in
2009 after a 34-year military career and 14 years as an astronaut, during which
he flew four times on the space shuttle.