Martin C. Weisskopf
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| June 13 2025 | Received the International Antonio Feltrinelli Award for Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences - Astronomy, recognizing the success of the IXPE mission. |
| 2024 | Won the Bruno Rossi Prize with Paolo Soffitta and the IXPE team for developing the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. |
| May 31 2022 | Retired from NASA after serving as project scientist for the Chandra X-ray Observatory and Chief Scientist for X-ray Astronomy at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. |
| 2021 | Named a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society. |
| December 2021 | Launched the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) as Principal Investigator. |
| December 2021 | Launched the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) as Principal Investigator. Named a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society. |
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