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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA Exceptional Service Medal canonical | 41 |
| NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA award
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civilian award ⓘ service medal ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
NASA Headquarters
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surface form:
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 Honor Awards program
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surface form:
NASA Incentive Awards Board
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| awardLevel | agency‑level honor ⓘ |
| category | government decoration of the United States ⓘ |
| component |
certificate
ⓘ
medal ⓘ ribbon ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| domain |
aerospace
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | ESM ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English inscription ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType | individual person ⓘ |
| higherAward | NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | NASA civilian decorations system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | NASA ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
NASA Exceptional Service Medal
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
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| medalType | individual honor ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
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Gene Kranz ⓘ Katherine Johnson ⓘ Grace Hopper ⓘ
surface form:
Margaret Hamilton
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| presentedBy |
NASA
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surface form:
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 program
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surface form:
NASA Honor Awards
NASA awards program ⓘ |
| scope | agency‑wide ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | sustained contributions rather than a single act ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes | exceptional service to NASA ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
administrative personnel
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engineers ⓘ managers ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NASA Exceptional Service Medal
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lowerAward
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NASA Exceptional Service Medal
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
this entity surface form:
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
subject surface form:
David R. Scott
subject surface form:
Fred Haise