Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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United States decoration civilian award

The Congressional Space Medal of Honor is a prestigious United States civilian award presented to astronauts for exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the nation's space programs.

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States decoration → civilian award →
administeredBy	NASA →
approvalRequiredFrom	President of the United States →
awardedFor	exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the Nation and mankind in the field of space exploration →
awardedTo	Alan Shepard → Buzz Aldrin → Christa McAuliffe → David M. Brown → Edward H. White II → Ellison Onizuka → Francis R. Scobee → Gregory Jarvis → Gus Grissom → Ilan Ramon → John Glenn → Judith A. Resnik → Kalpana Chawla → Laurel B. Clark → Michael Collins → Michael J. Smith → Michael P. Anderson → Neil Armstrong → Rick D. Husband → Roger B. Chaffee → Ronald McNair → Virgil I. Grissom → William C. McCool → other selected NASA astronauts →
awardingBody	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
awardingFrequency	rare →
ceremonyLocation	various locations in the United States →
country	United States →
dateEstablished	1969-09-29 →
designFeature	astronaut symbol → spacecraft imagery →
eligibility	NASA astronauts → United States astronauts →
establishedBy	United States Congress →
field	space exploration →
firstAwarded	1978 →
isNot	Medal of Honor → military decoration →
legalBasis	Public Law 91-76 →
mayBeAwardedPosthumously	true →
namedAfter	United States Congress →
presentedBy	President of the United States →
rank	one of the highest civilian awards of the United States related to space →
relatedTo	NASA Distinguished Service Medal → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
ribbonColor	predominantly blue →
scope	civilian → national →
status	currently awarded →
symbolizes	national recognition of extraordinary spaceflight achievement →
type	space exploration award →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christa McAuliffe → Edward White → Ellison Onizuka → Francis R. Scobee → Frank Borman → Fred Haise → Jack Swigert → Jim Lovell → John Glenn → Judith Resnik → Kalpana Chawla → Laurel B. Clark → Michael J. Smith → Michael P. Anderson → Neil A. Armstrong → Rick D. Husband → Ronald McNair → Shannon Lucid → William C. McCool →	awardReceived
NASA Distinguished Service Medal →	higherAward
Ellison Onizuka →	honor