gyroscopes to check some of the effects of the theory of general relativity. His ideas led to the Gravity Probe B experiment. || |-id=402 | 61402 Franciseveritt || || Francis Everitt (born 1934), American physicist add professor at Stanford University, who is the principal investigator of the Gravity Probe B experiment. || |-id=404 | 61404 Očenášek || || (1872–1949), a Czech aviation and rocket pioneer who constructed a radial engine for airplanes and his own monoplane in 1905. He began systematic rocket research in 1928, and in 1930 his two-stage rockets reached an altitude of 1.5 km. He considered the launching of rockets from aircraft and the long-distance rocket delivery of mail.(Src). || |-id=444 | 61444 Katokimiko || || Kimiko Kato (born 1934) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who is committed to education and public outreach regarding small Solar System body impacts on Earth. She also studies impact craters and the K-T boundary in Japan. She has been a member of Japan Spaceguard Association since its establishment. || |} 61501–61600 |-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | |} 61601–61700 |-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | |} 61701–61800 |-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | |} 61801–61900 |-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | |} 61901–62000 |-id=912 | 61912 Storrs || || Alex Storrs (born 1960) is an American astronomer and professor at Towson State University. He is known for developing innovative techniques for Hubble Space Telescope observations of solar system objects. He also pioneered searches for satellites of minor planets that revealed companions to 87 Sylvia, 107 Camilla and others. || |-id=913 | 61913 Lanning || || Howard Lanning (1946–2007) an American astronomer who validated astronomical software and assisted other astronomers at Mount Wilson, the National Optical Astronomical Observatories and the Space Telescope Science Institute. He also studied variable stars and catalogued ultraviolet-excess stars in the Sandage Two-color Survey of the Galactic Plane. || |} References 061001-062000