NASA Exceptional Service Medal

NASA Exceptional Service Medal
NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Country	United States
Type	Medal
Statistics
Established	July 29, 1959
Precedence
Next (higher)	NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
Next (lower)	Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal Exceptional Administrative Achievement Medal Equal Employment Opportunity Medal
NASA Exceptional Service Ribbon

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 which contribute to NASA programs.

The medal was inherited by NASA from its predecessor organization, the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) and featured the NACA emblem. The original NASA version featured the NASA seal.

Notable recipients

• Buzz Aldrin
• Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (twice)
• Roger B. Chaffee (posthumously)
• Kevin Chilton
• William H. Dana
• John H. Disher (twice, last in 1980)
• Einar Enevoldson (1974)
• Fitzhugh L. Fulton (twice)
• Gus Grissom
• John M. Grunsfeld (three awards)
• David M. Jones
• Mark Kelly
• Don Leslie Lind (1974)
• William S. McArthur
• Pamela Matson
• Arthur Rudolph
• Tecwyn Roberts (1969)
• Richard H. Truly (two awards)
• Peggy Whitson
• John W. Young (1956 and 1966)
• Jimmy Compton

See also

• Awards and decorations of the United States government

External links

• NASA awards
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration Honor Awards (1969-1978)