Photo Gallery: Dr. Charles Elachi’s induction ceremony into Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur
Ambassador of France, Francois Delattre, left, inducts Dr. Charles Elachi, director of NASA¿s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, into the Chevalier de la Legion d¿Honneur during a ceremony at Caltech on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Dr Charles Elachi, left, shakes former Gov. Pete Wilson’s hand after Elachi was inducted into the Chevalier de la Legion d¿Honneur during a ceremony at Caltech in Pasadena on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Dr. Charles Elachi speaks to guests after he was inducted into the Chevalier de la Legion d¿Honneur during a ceremony at Caltech in Pasadena on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Sara Kutler, center, talks to former Gov. Pete Wilson before Dr. Charles Elachi before Elachi is inducted into the Chevalier de la Legion d¿Honneur during a ceremony at Caltech in Pasadena on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Ambassador of France, Francois Delattre, inducts Dr. Charles Elachi, director of NASA¿s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, into the Chevalier de la Legion d¿Honneur during a ceremony at Caltech in Pasadena on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Rchard Keating, from left, Dr. Charles Elachi and Michael Friedman talk amongst themselves before Elachi was inducted into the Chevalier de la Legion d¿Honneur at Caltech in Pasadena on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Former Gov. Pete Wilson, right, talks to Dr. Charles Elachi after his induction ceremony into the Chevalier de la Legion d¿Honneur at Caltech in Pasadena on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)
Paul Helfgott, from left, and Jim Graf congratulate Dr. Charles Elachi after he was inducted into the Chevalier de la Legion d¿Honneur during a ceremony at Caltech in Pasadena on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)