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UNICO National Marconi Science Award and Medal 2009
Ing. Richard (Riccardo) Nissotti of Redondo Beach, CA, was awarded the 2009 UNICO National Marconi Science Award by UNICO National President, Kathleen Strozza, at a gala ceremony during UNICO’s Board of Directors meeting, Saturday, March 14th, 2009 in New Orleans, LA.
Ing. Nissotti, an aerospace engineer, research scientist and multi-disciplinary innovator, has many achievements in diverse disciplines and unrelated areas of science. In the aerospace sciences he originated the innovation that increased the performance of the Apollo-LM descent engine (the moon lander), used on the Apollo-12-13-14-15-16 and 17 missions. This innovation increased the thrust of the rocket engine of the Apollo-LM moon lander. And, it was the power source used by the Apollo-13 astronauts for the remainder of the voyage, after the onboard explosion - certainly aiding in the ultimate and dramatic survival of those astronauts. Replicas of the Apollo-LM moon lander, with Nissotti’s innovation, have been on display at The Cape Canaveral Space Museum in Florida and The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
UNICO National is the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States with local chapters across the country. The Marconi Science Award is just one of the many national awards and scholarships which UNICO National bestows annually.
For additional information contact Andre’ Di Mino, Chair, Marconi Science Award Committee by email at andre@unico.org or 201-767-6040.
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Ing. Richard (Riccardo) Nissotti of Redondo Beach, CA, was awarded the 2009 UNICO National Marconi Science Award by UNICO National President, Kathleen Strozza, at a gala ceremony during UNICO’s Board of Directors meeting, Saturday, March 14th, 2009 in New Orleans, LA.
Ing. Nissotti, an aerospace engineer, research scientist and multi-disciplinary innovator, has many achievements in diverse disciplines and unrelated areas of science. In the aerospace sciences he originated the innovation that increased the performance of the Apollo-LM descent engine (the moon lander), used on the Apollo-12-13-14-15-16 and 17 missions. This innovation increased the thrust of the rocket engine of the Apollo-LM moon lander. And, it was the power source used by the Apollo-13 astronauts for the remainder of the voyage, after the onboard explosion - certainly aiding in the ultimate and dramatic survival of those astronauts. Replicas of the Apollo-LM moon lander, with Nissotti’s innovation, have been on display at The Cape Canaveral Space Museum in Florida and The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
UNICO National is the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States with local chapters across the country. The Marconi Science Award is just one of the many national awards and scholarships which UNICO National bestows annually.
For additional information contact Andre’ Di Mino, Chair, Marconi Science Award Committee by email at andre@unico.org or 201-767-6040.
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