They belong to Eugene Shoemaker, whose ashes were launched to his final resting place by Celestis on January 6, 1998. Twenty-eight grams (1 ounce) of Shoemaker's ashes were sent on board NASA's ...

But there is one human being who rests there in eternal peace: Dr. Eugene Shoemaker, a pioneer of planetary science and a founder of astrogeology. He became the first and only person to be buried ...

In 1993, three sky watchers — Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker and David Levy — discovered a comet orbiting Jupiter. In their honor, it was named Shoemaker-Levy 9. But not long after, it was ...

NASA awarded Feldman with the Eugene Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist Medal for his contributions to moon and Solar System research. He said when he got the call, he was completely surprised ...