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
instanceOf NASA award
civilian award
service medal
administeredBy NASA Office of Human Capital Management
awardedFor contributions that substantially improve NASA missions
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
awardLevel agency‑level honor
category government decoration of the United States
component certificate
medal
ribbon
country United States
domain aerospace
space exploration
eligibility NASA civil service employees
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 Achievement Medal
medalType individual honor
notableRecipient Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
Gene Kranz
Katherine Johnson
Margaret Hamilton
presentedBy National Aeronautics and Space Administration
recognizes improvements in cost‑effectiveness of NASA operations
improvements in efficiency of NASA programs
improvements in mission success for NASA
relatedTo 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
engineers
managers
scientists


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