Exceptional Public Achievement Medal
The Exceptional Public Achievement Medal is an award of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established in 1959. It is awarded to any non-Government individual or to any individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed. The award is for a significant specific achievement or substantial improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which contributes to the mission of NASA. To be awarded the medal, a NASA employee must fulfill the following criteria: work-related achievements yielding high-quality results and/or substantial improvement that supports the Agency mission; innovative approaches used in the conception, design, or execution of the individual's work; and/or impact and importance of the individual's achievement that made a significant contribution that enables NASA to accomplish its mission.
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Exceptional Public Achievement Medal
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- NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal
- Field
- gold medal
- Period
- 1959
- Region
- United States
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The Exceptional Public Achievement Medal is an award of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established in 1959. It is awarded to any non-Government individual or to any individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed. The award is for a significant specific achievement or substantial improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which contributes to the mission of NASA. To be awarded the medal, a NASA employee must fulfill the following criteria: work-related achievements yielding high-quality results and/or substantial improvement that supports the Agency mission; innovative approaches used in the conception, design, or execution of the individual's work; and/or impact and importance of the individual's achievement that made a significant contribution that enables NASA to accomplish its mission.
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• Name — NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal • Presenter — the National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Country — United States • Type — Medal • Eligibility — Non-government personnel • Awarded For — "Awarded to any non-Government individual or to any individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed. The award is for a significant specific achievement or substantial improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which contributes to the mission of NASA." • Status — Active • Established — July 29, 1959 • Image2 Size — 80px • Caption2 — NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Ribbon
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• National Symphony Conductor Emil de Cou (2012) • June Lockhart (2013) • Bill Prady (2013) • Stephen Colbert (2015) • Sir Ridley Scott (2016) • Begoña Vila (2016) • Charles M. Schulz (2023)
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1959
Exceptional Public Achievement Medal first recorded.
1959
Exceptional Public Achievement Medal is recorded from 1959.
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- 1.National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Agency Honor Awards: Exceptional Public Achievement Medal. nasapeople.nasa.gov.
- 2.Nasa Agency Honor Awards 2013.
- 3.La astrofísica viguesa premiada por la NASA, Begoña Vila, visita 'A Revista'. Faro de Vigo. 26 August 2016.
- 4.Jean Schulz awarded NASA medal for sending Snoopy to the moon. April 7, 2023.
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Tre ricercatori Inaf premiati dalla Nasa (2026) — DataCite (Media Inaf)
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