How about...
...the small but growing worldwide family of space-goers, for being role-models to our youth and proving that "studious" is cool.
...a NASA Administrator who has the mind of a bean-counter and the soul of an explorer.
...a solar system rich in beauty and resources, and which is slowly becoming part of humanity's domain (but which also forces us to learn before we simply reach out and grab).
...a cosmos that is so mysterious and astonishing that even just gazing at it is a tremendously rewarding experience.