The COSPAR Award honors a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to space science. All scientists working in any field covered by COSPAR are eligible for this award. From 2018 the IAU has named a minor planet for each COSPAR award recipient. The number of the minor planet appears below in parentheses.
Angela Bazzano
Gary Zank
Previous recipients
Nomination requirements, form, and citations for the most recent award recipients.
| 2026 |
Angela Bazzano (21038) and Gary Zank (21039) |
| 2024 |
Rosine Lallement (5447) |
| 2022 |
James W. Head, III (10110) and Alan Title (10113) |
| 2020 |
William J. Borucki (7864) and Ken McCracken (8258) |
| 2018 |
Jean-Pierre Bibring (18113) and Bruce T. Tsurutani (6313) |
| 2016 |
Charles L. Bennett and Anatoly I. Grigoriev |
| 2014 |
David J. McComas and Jean-Loup Puget |
| 2012 |
Janet Luhmann |
| 2010 |
Günther Hasinger and Steven W. Squyres |
| 2008 |
George Gloeckler and Ken Pounds |
| 2006 |
Eberhard Gruen and Atsuhiro Nishida |
| 2004 |
Jacques E. Blamont and Vasily I. Moroz |
| 2002 |
Stamatios M. Krimigis and Christopher T. Russell |
| 2000 |
Roger M. Bonnet and Donald M. Hunten |
| 1998 |
Catherine Cesarsky and Marcia Neugebauer |
| 1996 |
Norman F. Ness and Minoru Oda |
| 1994 |
Gerhard Haerendel and Joachim E. Trümper |
| 1992 |
Edward C. Stone Jr. |
| 1990 |
John A. Simpson |
| 1988 |
Konstantin I. Gringauz and S.L. Mandelshtam |
| 1986 |
Ludwig F. Biermann |
| 1984 |
James A. Van Allen |