Amanda Mitskevich, IE 87, was recognized by the National Space Club Florida Committee with the Debus Award, its most prestigious annual honor. The Debus Award was created by the National Space Club Florida Committee to recognize significant achievements and contributions made in Florida to American aerospace efforts. It is named for the Kennedy Space Center’s first director, Kurt Debus. Mitskevich was recognized for her leadership of NASA’s Launch Services Program at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to Florida Today, Mitskevich is the fourth woman to receive the award. The Launch Services Program is responsible for launching rockets for NASA’s robotic missions, which range from weather satellites to the New Horizons probe, which recently provided scientists with their first glimpse at Pluto. According to Florida Today, the Debus award credited Mitskevich with managing more than 30 successful launches on a variety of rockets, developing a consulting service for spacecraft customers and adapting to new rockets like SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
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