The 2008 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards

On Saturday 29 March, the 2008 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards were presented on the final day of the UK Space Conference

Here are this year's short-listed nominees:

Best Corporate/Team Achievement:
- The Mars Express Team
- The Space Exploration Working Group
- The Venus Express Team

Best Individual Achievement:
- Sir Richard Branson
- Carl Murray
- Ian Taylor MP
- Steven Young


Best Student Achievement:
- Samuel George
- Alison Gibbings
- Sasi Prabhakaran


Best Film Presentation:
- In the Shadow of the Moon
- Planetary Defense


Best TV/Radio Presentation:
- The Jodcast
-
Martin Redfern & Heather Couper, for "Britain's Space Race"
- Quentin Cooper

Best Written Presentation:
- "Jane's Space Directory" by David Baker
- "Exploring the Moon" by David Harland
- "Spaceflight - The complete history" by Giles Sparrow

Best Space Reporting:
- Adrian Berry
- Rob Coppinger
- Spaceflight magazine
- Paul Sutherland

Inspiration Award:
- Stephen Hawking
- Anu Ojha
- Piers Sellers

Achievement in Education:
- Phil Charlesworth
- The Faulkes Telescope Project
- Rex Hall

Outreach Award for the Public Promotion of Space:
- Maggie Aderin
- The National Schools Observatory
- Tracey Parker
- Ken Pounds

Space Entrepreneur:
- Alan Bond
- Sir Richard Branson
- Sir Martin Sweeting

There was also a Lifetime Achievement Award, chosen by the directors of the UK Space Conference.

See the next page for the winners.