Asteroids named after people called Craig
馃懚 Craig as a baby name馃惗 Craig as a dog name
(7195) Danboice
Astronomer Daniel Craig Boice (b. 1953) is an expert in cometary science and a dedicated educator. He was a member of NASA's Deep Space 1 Mission to comet 19P/Borrelly, codiscoverer of a radio flare on Menkar and recipient of the P. Gott Award. He is strongly committed to international scientific collaboration.Discovered 2 January 1994 by T. Kobayashi, Oizumi
(8138) Craigbowers
Craig Bowers (b. 1958) was a meridian-telescope observer for the Perth 75 catalogue, and also monitored variable stars. He was heavily involved in the continuous Lowell/Perth telescope CCD observations of 1P/Halley, including the discovery of the jets of CN gas leading to the defining of the rotation period of the nucleus. His PhD thesis detailed the scientific history of Perth Observatory from 1960 to 1993.Discovered 20 March 1980 by Perth Observatory, Bickley
(12183) Caltonen
Craig Steven Altonen (b. 1965) contributed to NASA's Lucy mission as the Chief Engineer for the Lucy Spacecraft.Discovered 30 September 1975 by S. J. Bus, Palomar
(12834) Bomben
Craig R. Bomben (b. 1962) is a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. He has more than 17 years and 3800 hours of flight experience in over 50 different aircraft types.Discovered 4 February 1997 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(18157) Craigwright
Craig John Wright (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Woodlin High School, Woodrow, Colorado, U.S.A.Discovered 1 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18192) Craigwallace
Craig J. Wallace (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Spanish Fork High School, Spanish Fork, Utah, U.S.A.Discovered 25 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19861) Auster
Craig Louis Auster (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Carmel High School, Carmel, New York.Discovered 24 October 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23042) Craigpeters
Craig Peters mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Americas High School, El Paso, Texas.Discovered 6 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32090) Craigworley
Craig Worley (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attends the Luella High School, Locust Grove, Georgia, U.S.A.Discovered 28 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(74439) Brenden
Craig Brenden (b. 1946) is a teacher of chemistry and an amateur astronomer. A co-founder of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society, he has served the society as Vice-president many times, and was editor of Night Visions (the society newsletter) for thirty years.Discovered 6 February 1999 by W. R. Cooney Jr., Baton Rouge
(111818) Deforest
Craig DeForest (b. 1968) is an inventor of data-analysis methods for studying the sun, including stereoscopic spectroscopy among his credits. He is known for his ability to make complex theories and observations comprehensible and exciting to a broad audience.Discovered 17 February 2002 by Dellinger, J., Dillon, W. G., Needville
(126901) Craigstevens
Craig L. Stevens (b. 1978) is the Project Verification Systems Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to serving in this role, he participated in the development of flight systems for several NASA missions including JWST, MESSENGER, GPM, New Horizons, LRO, LADEE and Landsat 8.Discovered 9 March 2002 by CSS, Catalina
(185744) Hogan
Craig Hogan (b. 1955) is an American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Discovered 21 March 1999 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(188061) Loomis
Craig P. Loomis (b. 1961) is an American computing engineer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Discovered 11 November 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(576465) Craigwoodhams
Craig Woodhams (b. 1990) is a British gymnastics coach based in Woking, Surrey. He works with children of all ages and abilities helping to keep them active and achieve their potential in the sport. A qualified judge, he also volunteers as an official at national and international events.Discovered 24 September 2012 by N. Falla, Mayhill