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NASA Distinguished Service Medal

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

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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.

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James Webb's award, 1 November 1968

Recipients[]

1959[]

  • John W. Crowley, Jr. (first award)[1]

1961[]

  • Alan Shepard (May 8, 1961)
  • Virgil I. Grissom (July 22, 1961)

1962[]

1963[]

1965[]

1968[]

1969[]
  • Wesley L. Hjornevik
  • Lee B. James
  • David M. Jones
  • Kenneth S. Kleinknecht
  • Christopher C. Kraft
  • James A. Lovell
  • George M. Low
  • Charles W. Matthews
  • Alexander A. McCool
  • James A. McDivitt
  • Jessie L. Mitchell
  • George E. Mueller
  • John E. Naugle
  • Edmund F. O'Connor
  • Rocco A. Petrone
  • Samuel C. Phillips
  • Joseph Purcell
  • Eberhard F. M. Rees

1970[]

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  • Edwin E. Aldrin
  • Neil A. Armstrong
  • Alan L. Bean

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1971[]

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  • Charles J. Donlan
  • James B. Irwin
  • Vincent L. Johnson
  • Walter J. Kapryan
  • Eugene F. Kranz
  • Bruce T. Lundin

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  • Stuart A. Roosa
  • David R. Scott
  • Alan B. Shepard
  • Sigurd A. Sjoberg
  • John W. Townsend
  • Alfred M. Worden

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1972[]

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1973[]

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  • Owen K. Garriott
  • Ernst D. Geissler
  • Roy E. Godfrey
  • Robert H. Gray
  • George B. Hardy
  • Robert C. Hock
  • William P. Horton
  • S. Neil Hosenball
  • Roy P. Jackson
  • Richard S. Johnston
  • Joseph P. Kerwin
  • James E. Kingsbury
  • Jack A. Kinzler
  • Kenneth S. Kleinknecht

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  • Joseph N. Kotanchik
  • Chester M. Lee
  • William E. Lilly
  • Jack R. Lousma
  • Owen G. Morris
  • Rocco A. Petrone
  • Isom A. Rigell
  • Miles Ross
  • George T. Sasseen
  • Harrison H. Schmitt
  • William C. Schneider
  • Richard G. Smith
  • Howard W. Tindall
  • Paul J. Weitz

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1974[]

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  • Norman Pozinsky
  • Martin L. Raines
  • Lee R. Scherer
  • John M. Thole
  • Robert F. Thompson

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1975[]

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  • Vance D. Brand
  • Robert H. Curtin
  • M. P. Frank
  • Donald P. Hearth
  • Chester M. Lee

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  • Glynn S. Lunney
  • Joseph B. Mahon
  • Ellery B. May
  • John L. McLucas
  • William Nordberg

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1976[]

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  • Charles J. Donlan
  • Isaac T. Gillam
  • Charles R. Gunn

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  • William M. Lohse
  • Charles W. Mathews
  • John J. Neilon

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  • Leonard Roberts
  • William R. Schindler

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1977[]

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  • Hans M. Mark
  • James S. Martin
  • John E. Naugle
  • Henry W. Norris
  • A. Thomas Young

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1978[]

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  • Kenneth R. Chapman
  • Duward Crow

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  • Robert H. Curtin
  • Marvin L. McNickle

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  • David R. Scott
  • Milton O. Thompson
  • Gerald M. Truszynski

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1981[]

1992[]

  • Berrien Moore III
  • Mark Albrecht

1995[]

  • Dr. Charles J. Pellerin

1996[]

  • Gerald M. Smith

2000[]

  • No awards

2001[]

Joseph Philip Loftus Jr. April 2001

2002[]

2003[]

2004[]

2007[]

  • Douglas Hendriksen[8]

2008[]

2009[]

2010[]

  • Jeffrey M. Hanley
  • John T. James
  • Suresh M. Joshi
  • William H. Kinard

[10]

2011[]

  • Stephen K. Robinson
  • Richard Mushotzky
  • Daniel McCleese
  • Richard Fisher
  • Stephanie D. Wilson
  • James E. Fesmire

2012[]

  • Frank J. Benz[11]
  • Byron Butler
  • Sam V. Digesu
  • Christopher J. Ferguson
  • David C. Folta
  • Michael E. Fossum
  • Mark E. Kelly
  • Alan J. Lindenmoyer
  • David M. Martin[12]
  • Ann McNair
  • Robert R. Meyer
  • Martin G. Mlynczak
  • Philip E. Phillips[12]
  • Craig L. Purdy
  • Daniel C. Reda
  • Joseph Savino
  • Phillip A. Sabelhaus
  • Peter J. Serlemitsos
  • Robert M. Stephens
  • Michael T. Suffredini
  • Richard Zurek

2016[]

  • Edward R. Generazio

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Morris, John S. (1961) "President Will Give Medal to Astronaut", The New York Times, May 7, 1961.
  2. ↑ http://www.mach-buster.co.uk/#/petersen-to-ridley/4532806536
  3. ↑ http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHF-WHN15.aspx
  4. ↑ Astronaut Bio: Robert L. Crippen (07\2001)
  5. ↑ James Voss
  6. ↑ Astronaut Bio: William McCool 5/04
  7. ↑ NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Honors Employees at Annual Awards Ceremony | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
  8. ↑ NASA - Tampa Native Hendriksen Receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal
  9. ↑ Christopher Scolese Receives the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (200908120001HQ) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
  10. ↑ Template:Cite news
  11. ↑ "Distinguished Service Medal". http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/Agency_Honor_Awards_2012_Program.pdf. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Template:Cite news

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