Philip T. Metzger

Philip T. Metzger
Philip T. Metzger
Born	1962
Alma mater	Auburn University; University of Central Florida; University of Central Florida ;
Awards	Outstanding Technical Contribution Award (2018) ;
Website	https://www.philipmetzger.com/
	Academic career
Institutions	Kennedy Space Center (1985–1995); Kennedy Space Center (1995–2002); Kennedy Space Center (2002–2014); University of Central Florida (2014–) ;

Philip T. Metzger is an American planetary physicist with the Florida Space Institute.^[1] In 2012 he co-founded NASA's Swamp Works,^[2] and in May 2018 he was honoured with the Outstanding Technical Contribution Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers,^[3] later that year he worked with Honeybee Robotics to develop the WINE spacecraft prototype.^[4] Metzger disagrees with the IAU definition of a planet.^[5]

A 4.6 km (2.9 mi) wide main-belt asteroid discovered on June 1, 2000 at the Anderson Mesa Station has been named after Metzger: 36329 Philmetzger.^[6]

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