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MarCO Receives Award

JPL engineer Glen Elliott (center) holds the 2019 Small Satellite Mission of the Year Award alongside others who supported the MarCO mission. Left to right: Matthew Szczerba, Kate Parkinson, Ben Malphrus, Kerri Cahoy, Glen Elliott, Chloe Hart, Emily Clements and John Belardo.

August 09, 2019

JPL engineer Glen Elliott (center) holds the 2019 Small Satellite Mission of the Year Award alongside others who supported the MarCO mission. Left to right: Matthew Szczerba, Kate Parkinson, Ben Malphrus, Kerri Cahoy, Glen Elliott, Chloe Hart, Emily Clements and John Belardo.

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