The National Aeronautic Association presented astronaut and former Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum director Michael Collins (Major General, USAF, Retired) with the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy at a gala dinner hosted by the Washington Aero Club in Washington, D.C., on Friday, December 13, 2019.
Michael Collins Receives Wright Brothers Trophy
Key Takeaways:
- Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut and former director of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, was awarded the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.
- The trophy recognizes Collins's significant public service to aviation, particularly his instrumental role in securing funding and ensuring the successful opening of the National Air & Space Museum by the 1976 bicentennial.
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