NASA Distinguished Service Medal

This article is about NASA-awarded Distinguished Service Medal. For other U.S. versions, see Distinguished Service Medal (disambiguation).
NASA Distinguished Service Medal

NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Country United States
Type Medal
Eligibility Government employees only
Awarded for "distinguished service, ability, or courage, [that] has...made a contribution representing substantial progress to aeronautical or space exploration in the interests of the United States"
Status Active
Statistics
Established July 29, 1959
First awarded 1959
Precedence
Next (higher) Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Equivalent Distinguished Public Service Medal
Next (lower) Outstanding Leadership Medal

NASA Distinguished Service Ribbon

The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is the highest award which may be bestowed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States. The medal may be presented to any member of the federal government, including both military astronauts and civilian employees.

The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to those who display distinguished service, ability, or courage, and have personally made a contribution representing substantial progress to the NASA mission. The contribution must be so extraordinary that other forms of recognition would be inadequate.

Typical presentations of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal included awards to senior NASA administrators, mission control leaders, and astronauts who have completed several successful space flights. Due to the prestige of the award, the decoration is authorized for wear on active uniforms of the United States military. Another such authorized decoration is the NASA Space Flight Medal.

Upon the recommendation of NASA, the president may award an even higher honor to astronauts, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

The medal was original awarded by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and was inherited by NASA. The first NASA version (type I), featuring the NASA seal, was issued from 1959 until 1961, when it was replaced by the current type II medal (shown). Only three type I medals were awarded—to John W. Crowley, NASA Director of Aeronautical and Space Research; and Mercury astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom.

James Webb's award, 1 November 1968

Recipients

1959

1961

1962

1963

1965

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

  • Charles J. Donlan
  • Isaac T. Gillam
  • Charles R. Gunn
  • William M. Lohse
  • Charles W. Mathews
  • John J. Neilon
  • Leonard Roberts
  • William R. Schindler

1977

1978

1981

1992


1995

1996

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2007

2008

2009

2010

[11]

2011

2012

  • Frank J. Benz[12]
  • Byron Butler
  • Sam V. Digesu
  • Christopher J. Ferguson
  • David C. Folta
  • Michael E. Fossum
  • Mark E. Kelly
  • Alan J. Lindenmoyer
  • David M. Martin[13]
  • Ann McNair
  • Robert R. Meyer
  • Martin G. Mlynczak
  • Philip E. Phillips[13]
  • Craig L. Purdy
  • Daniel C. Reda
  • Joseph Savino
  • Phillip A. Sabelhaus
  • Peter J. Serlemitsos
  • Robert M. Stephens
  • Michael T. Suffredini
  • Richard Zurek

2016

  • James O. Arnold
  • Perry L. Becker
  • Jeri Buchholz
  • Ricky W. Butler
  • Edward R. Generazio
  • Linda M. Jensen
  • Jack King
  • Jennifer C. Kunz
  • Michael F. O'Brien
  • William Oegerle
  • Patrick Scheuermann
  • Piers J. Sellers
  • J. William Sikora
  • Teresa Vanhooser

See also

References

  1. ↑ Morris, John S. (1961) "President Will Give Medal to Astronaut", The New York Times, May 7, 1961.
  2. ↑ "mach-buster.co.uk".
  3. ↑ "President Kennedy Awards the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Major Gordon Cooper, 21 May 1963".
  4. ↑ "Astronaut Bio: Robert L. Crippen (07\2001)".
  5. ↑ "Astronaut Bio: Franklin Story Musgrave (M.D.)".
  6. ↑ James Voss
  7. ↑ "Astronaut Bio: William McCool 5/04".
  8. ↑ "NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Honors Employees at Annual Awards Ceremony".
  9. ↑ NASA - Tampa Native Hendriksen Receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal
  10. ↑ "Christopher Scolese Receives the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (200908120001HQ)".
  11. ↑ "NASA Agency Honor Awards 2010" (PDF). NASA.
  12. ↑ "Distinguished Service Medal" (PDF).
  13. 1 2 "NASA Awards" (PDF). Spaceport News. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.

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