Planet-hunter Bill Borucki Gets Astronomy Award

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Bill Borucki, principal investigator for NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, will be awarded the National Academy of Sciences' 2013 Henry Draper Medal for his work on the prolific planet-hunting mission. "This is a commendable recognition for Bill Borucki and the Kepler mission," John Grunsfeld, a former astronaut and NASA's associate administrator for science missions, said in a statement. "It is well deserved and a tribute both to Bill's dedication and persistence and the fantastic and exciting results from Kepler."