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Space Pioneer Awards
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<p>Space Pioneer Awards or NSS Space Pioneer Awards are the annual awards given by <a href="/facts/National_Space_Society/rh5cw1CL">National Space Society</a>, an independent non-profit educational membership organisation, to individuals and teams who have opened the space frontier. </p><p>The awards are given in 13 categories. Generally, three or more Space Pioneer awards are given per year, so not every category is awarded each year. </p>