NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
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The NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal is a prestigious NASA honor awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions and leadership in scientific research and discovery in space and Earth sciences.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal canonical | 5 |
| NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA award
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civilian honor ⓘ science award ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Earth-observing missions
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space-based observations ⓘ theoretical and experimental research supporting NASA programs ⓘ |
| awardedBy | NASA Administrator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
exceptional scientific achievement
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leadership in scientific discovery ⓘ outstanding contributions in scientific research ⓘ |
| awardGivenBy | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| category | NASA Agency-level honor ⓘ |
| confers | formal recognition by the NASA Administrator or designee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criteria |
leadership in planning or executing significant scientific investigations
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major scientific discoveries advancing NASA objectives ⓘ sustained scientific contributions of exceptional importance ⓘ |
| eligibleRecipients |
NASA employees
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individuals ⓘ non‑NASA scientists ⓘ |
| field |
Earth science
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aeronautics and space research ⓘ space science ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
medal
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ribbon ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Agency Honor Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeRank | one of the highest NASA scientific honors ⓘ |
| scope |
Earth sciences
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multidisciplinary scientific research relevant to NASA missions ⓘ space sciences ⓘ |
| shortName | NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | excellence in NASA-related scientific research ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement