{"id":1031,"date":"2025-07-20T22:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/space\/?page_id=1031"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:56:18","slug":"prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/space\/prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Armstrong Space Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Purdue University bestows the Neil Armstrong Space Prize upon those whose contributions to space in the preceding decade are deemed the most consequential for humanity. The prize is evaluated in three categories: discovery, innovation, and human achievement in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nominations for the 2027 Neil Armstrong Space Prize will be accepted July 20, 2026 through November 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The inaugural Neil Armstrong Space Prize laureates were announced on April 21, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n

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