NASA for launch during the current maximum in solar activity. This is the first time that a spacecraft has been named after a NASA scientist, and this great honour was recognised at a GSFC ceremony on May 17, 2002." Achievements During his life, Ramaty received a number of significant awards for his work in physics. In 1975 he was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation the Senior U.S. Scientist Award, the Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award in 1980 from Nasa, Lindsay Award from Goddard Space Flight Centre in 1981 and the 2001 Yodh lifetime Prize just a week before his death. These awards were given mainly for his work with Cosmic Rays and the efforts he put into the literature itself as well as the expansion of knowledge in the field. On December 11, 2000, the University of Maryland hosted "A tribute to Reuven Ramaty's Contributions to High- Energy Solar Physics and Astronomy" which celebrated his works in the field of solar physics as well as acknowledging contributions to his work with solar flare emissions throughout his time at the university. Notable academic papers and reception The Online Archive of California holds a collection of Ramaty's papers. These documents serve as a documentation of his professional career and the work that he carried out as an astrophysicist for the Goddard Space Flight Centre for over 30 years. These works include scientific writings, articles, books, research proposals and proposals for scientific research missions. Beyond his scientific work at Goddard Space Flight Center, the archive also documents conferences organised by Ramaty. As of 2020, there are over 400 documents in The Online Archive of California on Ramaty's work and remains readily accessible to those who visit the Library of Congress institutions across the U.S. Ramaty's most notable work includes the early predictions and observations of low energy metagalactic cosmic rays which were first published in 1971 and co-authored by Lennard A. Fisk at the Goddard Space Flight Centre. The paper is a foundation on which later findings on low-energy cosmic rays was built on as Ramaty applied previous understandings of universal cosmic ray models produced by Giancarlo Setti. Using this work, Ramaty continued to pursue his studies in low energy cosmic rays and has published multiple papers on the subject, five of which are available on The Online Archive of California. His early work in the field has been credited by Richard Lingenfelter,