Asteroids named after people called Rick
馃懚 Rick as a baby name馃惗 Rick as a dog name
(8358) Rickblakley
Since building his first telescope at age 8, Rick Blakley (b. 1949) has become a mostly self-taught mechanical, structural and optical engineer. He has designed instrumentation for several large telescopes, including every detail of the beautiful new stereomicroscope now in use for the Shoemaker-Levy Double Cometograph.Discovered 4 November 1989 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H., Palomar
(13744) Rickline
Rick Kline (b. 1953) has been Data Manager of the Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility at Cornell University since 1987. Kline has provided imaging data for planetary and small body research, and has educated thousands of young space advocates in his educational outreach programs. The name was suggested by B. E. Clark.Discovered 22 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(22835) Rickgardner
Rick Gardner mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Three Oaks Middle School, Ft. Myers, Florida.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23854) Rickschaffer
Rick Schinco Schaffer (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his botany and zoology project. He attends the James Weldon Johnson Middle School, Jacksonville, Florida.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(51823) Rickhusband
Rick D. Husband (1957-2003) was the commander of the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107).Discovered 18 July 2001 by NEAT, Palomar