NASA Exceptional Service Medal
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The NASA Exceptional Service Medal is a prestigious NASA honor awarded to individuals for significant, sustained contributions that substantially improve the agency’s missions and programs.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA award
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civilian award → service medal → |
| administeredBy |
NASA Office of Human Capital Management
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| awardedFor |
contributions that substantially improve NASA missions
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contributions that substantially improve NASA operations → contributions that substantially improve NASA programs → significant sustained performance characterized by unusual initiative or creativity → |
| awardingBody |
NASA Incentive Awards Board
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| awardLevel |
agency‑level honor
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| category |
government decoration of the United States
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| component |
certificate
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medal → ribbon → |
| country |
United States
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| domain |
aerospace
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space exploration → |
| eligibility |
NASA civil service employees
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U.S. government employees → non‑government personnel in certain cases → |
| frequency |
awarded annually in NASA Honor Awards ceremonies
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| hasAbbreviation |
ESM
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| hasLanguage |
English inscription
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| hasRecipientType |
individual person
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| higherAward |
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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| inceptionPeriod |
20th century
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| isPartOf |
NASA civilian decorations system
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| jurisdiction |
NASA
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| lowerAward |
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
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| medalType |
individual honor
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| notableRecipient |
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
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Gene Kranz → Katherine Johnson → Margaret Hamilton → |
| presentedBy |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| recognizes |
improvements in cost‑effectiveness of NASA operations
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improvements in efficiency of NASA programs → improvements in mission success for NASA → |
| relatedTo |
NASA Honor Awards
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NASA awards program → |
| scope |
agency‑wide
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| selectionCriteria |
sustained contributions rather than a single act
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| status |
currently awarded
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| symbolizes |
exceptional service to NASA
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| targetGroup |
administrative personnel
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engineers → managers → scientists → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Frank Borman
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Fred Haise → Ken Mattingly → Michael Collins → Neil A. Armstrong → |
awardReceived |
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NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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NASA Exceptional Service Medal ("NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal") → |
lowerAward |
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Thomas Stafford
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awarded |
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NASA Space Flight Medal
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relatedTo |