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Template:NASA decorations; NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; NASA Early Career Achievement Medal; NASA Exceptional Administrative Achievement Medal; NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal; NASA Group Achievement Award; NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal; NASA Silver Achievement Medal
The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is the highest award that can 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.
Certificate that accompanies the medal, given to Wally Schirra in 1964. The NASA Exceptional Service Medal is an award granted to U.S. government employees for significant sustained performance characterized by unusual initiative or creative ability that clearly demonstrates substantial improvement in engineering, aeronautics, space flight, administration, support, or space-related endeavors ...
The medal is awarded to both civilian members of NASA and military astronauts. To be awarded the medal, a NASA employee must make substantial contributions characterized by a substantial and significant improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which directly contribute to the mission of NASA.
In order of precedence, those U.S. non-military awards and decorations authorized for wear are worn after U.S. military personal decorations and unit awards and before U.S. military campaign and service awards.
The NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal is awarded to US government employees only for notably outstanding leadership which affects technical or administrative programs of NASA. The leadership award may be given for an act of leadership, for sustained contributions based on a leader's effectiveness, for the productivity of the leader's program ...
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal; Type: Medal: Awarded for "distinguished accomplishments [that] contributed substantially to the NASA mission. The contribution must be so extraordinary that other forms of recognition would be inadequate." Country: United States: Presented by: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Eligibility
NASA's Exceptional Public Service Medal is a United States government award awarded to any non-Government individual or to an individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed for sustained performance that embodies multiple contributions on NASA projects, programs, or initiatives.