This medal commemorates the work of the late William Nordberg and is awarded to a scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to the application of space science in a field covered by COSPAR. From 2018 the IAU has named a minor planet for each COSPAR award recipient. The number of the minor planet appears below in parentheses.
Gerda Horneck
Joyce E. Penner
Previous recipients
| 2022 |
Gerda Horneck and Joyce E. Penner |
| 2020 |
Daniel J. McCleese (5641) |
| 2018 |
Christoph Reigber (6314) |
| 2016 |
Gordon Greeley Shepherd |
| 2014 |
Mikhail Ya. Marov |
| 2012 |
Herbert Fischer |
| 2010 |
Kuo-Nan Liou |
| 2008 |
Joe Waters |
| 2006 |
John P. Burrows |
| 2004 |
Louis J. Lanzerotti |
| 2002 |
Moustafa Chahine |
| 2000 |
Kenichi Ijiri |
| 1998 |
Anne M. Thompson |
| 1996 |
Charles Elachi |
| 1994 |
Pierre Morel |
| 1992 |
John Theodore Houghton |
| 1990 |
Desmond G. King-Hele |
| 1988 |
S. Ichtiaque Rasool |
Nomination requirements, form, and citations for the most recent award recipients.