Philip T. Metzger
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Philip T. Metzger | |
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Born | 1962 |
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Website | https://www.philipmetzger.com/ |
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Philip T. Metzger is an American planetary physicist with the Florida Space Institute.[1] In 2012 he co-founded NASA's Swamp Works,[2] and in May 2018 he was honoured with the Outstanding Technical Contribution Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers,[3] later that year he worked with Honeybee Robotics to develop the WINE spacecraft prototype.[4] Metzger disagrees with the IAU definition of a planet.[5]
A 4.6 km (2.9 mi) wide main-belt asteroid discovered on June 1, 2000 at the Anderson Mesa Station has been named after Metzger: 36329 Philmetzger.[6]
References
- ^ "Researchers". Florida Space Institute. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Philip Metzger". The Space Show. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Kotala, Zenaida Gonzalez (May 7, 2018). "UCF Planetary Physicist Crowned Space Engineering Rock Star". University of Central Florida (Press release). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Kotala, Zenaida Gonzalez (January 10, 2019). "Steam-powered Asteroid Hoppers Developed Through UCF Collaboration". University of Central Florida (Press release). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Alt, Eric (February 16, 2024). "Did Pluto ever actually stop being a planet? Experts debate". National Geographic. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "36329 Philmetzger". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 36329. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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