of Akita Prefecture, Japan. Since the establishment of Noshiro Rocket Testing Center, static-firing tests on various solid rocket motors used for space science have been carried out there. || |} 63401–63500 |-id=440 | 63440 Rożek || || Agata Rożek (born 1986) is a research associate at the University of Kent (UK) and performs optical and radar observations of near-Earth asteroids to determine their shapes and spin states and to search for evidence of non-gravitational forces acting upon them. || |} 63501–63600 |-id=528 | 63528 Kocherhans || || Joseph G. Kocherhans (born 1929) participated extensively in the recovery of Badlands Observatory, South Dakota, after a tragic fire in 1998. As part of this effort he designed, fabricated and donated an ingenious system to automate dome control. Prior to this, he had an extensive and noteworthy career in geological and civil engineering. || |} 63601–63700 |-id=605 | 63605 Budperry || || Bud Perry (born 1936) is the president of the Oakley Foundation which provided major funding for the construction of the Oakley Observatory were this minor planet was discovered. || |-id=609 | 63609 Francoisecolas || || Francoise Colas (born 1958) is a French amateur astronomer who has taken part in numerous trans-Neptunian stellar occultation observations all over the world. She is also part of the observation team at the Pic du Midi 1-m telescope. || |} 63701–63800 |-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | |} 63801–63900 |-id=897 | 63897 Ofunato || || Ofunato City is located on the south coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Since the establishment of Sanriku Balloon Center in this city, a total of 413 heavy scientific balloons were launched until its closure in 2007. The center contributed greatly to the development of space science in Japan. || |} 63901–64000 |-bgcolor=#f2f2f2 | colspan=4 align=center | |} References 063001-064000