As of March 14, 2007, an epic space mission and one of the founding fathers of the European space endeavour will be forever linked. ESA, the international Committee for Space Research (COSPAR) and NASA have decided to honour Professor Hubert Curien’s contribution to the European space endeavour by naming the Huygens landing site on Saturn’s largest moon Titan after him. The naming ceremony for the Huygens landing site, which will be known as the „Hubert Curien Memorial Station“, will be held at ESA’s Headquarters on March 14, 2007, in the presence of ESA Council delegates and of Professor Curien’s wife, Mrs Perrine Curien, and one of their sons. Huygens‘ landing on Saturn’s largest moon in January 2005 represented one of the greatest successes achieved by ESA. This was made possible thanks to the commitment of a man who, for several decades, worked to promote and strengthen the role of scientific research in his home country France, and in Europe.
Source: ESA
Wikipedia: Hubert Curien