NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal explained

NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
Presenter:the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Country:United States
Type:Medal
Eligibility:Non-government personnel
Awarded For:"distinguished accomplishments [that] contributed substantially to the NASA mission. The contribution must be so extraordinary that other forms of recognition would be inadequate."
Status:Active
Established:July 29, 1959
Higher:Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Same:NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Lower:NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal

The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is an award similar to the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, but awarded to non-government personnel. This is the highest honor NASA awards to anyone who was not a government employee when the service was performed.

Recipients

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1969

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1975

1976

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1978

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1988

1991

1992

1993

1995

1996

1997

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

The following individuals were recognized in 2013. Individuals marked with an * was awarded between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013, outside the timing of the normal awards cycle.[60]

2014

The following individuals were recognized in 2014. Individuals marked with an * was awarded between April 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014, outside the timing of the normal awards cycle.[61]

2015

2016

The following individuals were recognized June 28, 2016.

2017

The following individuals were recognized June 15, 2017.[64]

2018

The following individuals were recognized August 2, 2018.[65]

2019

The following individuals were recognized August 28, 2019.[66]

2020

The following individuals were recognized December 22, 2020.[67]

Unknown date

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  6. https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4012/vol4/appa.htm appa
  7. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940029443.pdf NASA.gov
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  18. Web site: Harlan Smith Memorials Page . Quasar.as.utexas.edu . 1991-10-17 . 2010-07-31.
  19. Web site: NASA Honors Distinguished Astronomer With Medal - re> WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ . District of Columbia . Prnewswire.com . 2010-07-31.
  20. Web site: Berrien Moore - Public Affairs - The University of Oklahoma . https://web.archive.org/web/20100523222616/http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/archives/BerrienMoore.html . dead . 2010-05-23 . Ou.edu . 2010-05-13 . 2010-07-31 .
  21. Web site: NewsCenter - Riccardo Giacconi Awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal (04/02/1993) - Introduction . HubbleSite . 1993-04-02 . 2010-07-31.
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  24. Obituary:Robert L. Golden, 1940-1995. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 1997. 29. 4. 1471. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. 1997BAAS...29.1471O. Ormes. Jonathan F..
  25. Web site: Remembering Bill Aldridge. Debra . Shapiro . 19 April 2022. National Science Teaching Association. 9 December 2022.
  26. Web site: U.S. Congress Reorganizes Committees to Consider NASA Budget - Planetary News | The Planetary Society . Redrover.planetary.org . 2005-03-23 . 2010-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727175206/http://redrover.planetary.org/news/2005/0323_US_Congress_Reorganizes_Committees_to.html . 2011-07-27 .
  27. Web site: Jim Berry Receives NASA'S Distinguished Service Medal . https://archive.today/20070722034516/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2000/JimBerryReceivesNASASDistinguishedS.html . dead . 2007-07-22 . Lockheedmartin.com . 2010-07-31 .
  28. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=3183 Jim Berry Receives NASA's Distinguished Service Medal; Award Is NASA's Highest Honor | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
  29. Web site: "Agency Awards Historical Recipients List", Page 161.
  30. "Top NASA Award to R. K. Chetty Pandipati", IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Magazine, page 41, August 2003.
  31. Web site: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Honors Employees at Annual Awards Ceremony | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference . SpaceRef . 6 August 2003. 2010-07-31.
  32. Web site: Employees Awarded Highest NASA Honor . Boeing . 2003-09-22 . 2010-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101204075340/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2003/q3/nr_030922m.html . 2010-12-04 .
  33. Web site: Bertagne . Christopher . TAMU Aerospace Engineering » Blog Archive » Aerospace Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award – awarded to Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge April 28, 2009 . Aero.tamu.edu . 1938-08-18 . 2010-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610175820/http://aero.tamu.edu/public-news/aerospace-engineering-distinguished-alumnus-award-awarded-to-edward-c-pete-aldridge-april-28-2009-2 . June 10, 2010 .
  34. Web site: Maria's CV . Geodyn.mit.edu . 2010-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610205518/http://www-geodyn.mit.edu/mtzcv.html . 2010-06-10 .
  35. Web site: News | USRA: Universities Space Research Association . Usra.edu . 2010-01-20 . 2010-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527090939/http://www.usra.edu/cs/news/news_detail?pressrelease.id=202 . 2010-05-27 . dead .
  36. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/about/leshin.html NASA - Dr. Laurie Leshin, Deputy Director for Science and Technology
  37. Web site: William H. Webster, Distinguished American Lawyer, Jurist and Public Servant, to Speak at W&L :: Washington and Lee University . Wlu.edu . 2010-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527230237/http://www.wlu.edu/x32579.xml . 2010-05-27 .
  38. Web site: Photo Release - NASA Honors Northrop Grumman's William Sample With Distinguished Public Service Medal (NYSE:NOC) . Irconnect.com . 2005-05-19 . 2010-07-31.
  39. Web site: Photo Release - NASA Honors Northrop Grumman's William Sample With Distinguished Public Service Medal (NYSE:NOC) . Globenewswire.com . 2005-05-19 . 2010-07-31.
  40. Web site: Astronaut Dick Covey's post-NASA career - collectSPACE: Messages . collectSPACE . 2010-07-31.
  41. Web site: Corporate Site - Awards-2005 . Nianet.org . 2010-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727123838/http://www.nianet.org/Press/Awards-and-Honors/Awards-2005.aspx . 2011-07-27 .
  42. Web site: Awardee Site - Awards-2005 . Awardee . 2019-05-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727123838/http://www.nianet.org/Press/Awards-and-Honors/Awards-2005.aspx . 2011-07-27 .
  43. Web site: NASA Administrator awards Dan Heimerdinger with NASA's highest award for public service : Exostrategies . 2014-03-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308233909/http://www.exostrategies.com/nasa-administrator-awards-dan-heimerdinger-with-nasas-highest-award-for-public-service/ . 2014-03-08 .
  44. Web site: In 2006, Dr. Bishop was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his role in building simulation facilities that helped NASA's space shuttle fleet return-to-flight after the 2003 Columbia disaster.. ICES foundation.
  45. Web site: Historical list of NASA DPSM recipients.
  46. Web site: Spaceport News . NASA Kennedy Space Center . 2007-06-29 . 2010-08-29.
  47. Web site: Penn Medicine News: David F. Dinges, PhD, Awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal . Uphs.upenn.edu . 2007-05-30 . 2010-07-31.
  48. Web site: NASA awards highest medal to NSBRI Team Lead . Nsbri.org . 2010-07-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100616220756/http://www.nsbri.org/NewsPublicOut/Release.epl?r=97 . 2010-06-16 .
  49. http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/awards/agency_award_programs.htm#bookmark21 "ASRC Aerospace Senior Principal Investigator awarded NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal"
  50. [STS-122#ECO sensor troubleshooting and recovery|"STS-122 ECO Sensor Troubleshooting"]
  51. http://www.odysseysr.com/news.html "Lead Engineer awarded NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal"
  52. Web site: CfA Web Services Group . Center for Astrophysics . Cfa.harvard.edu . 2009-04-16 . 2010-07-31.
  53. Web site: Marshall Space Flight Center honors team members with awards " HuntsvilleNewswire . Huntsvillenewswire.com . 2010-06-03 . 2010-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712231758/http://www.huntsvillenewswire.com/2010/06/03/marshall-space-flight-center-honors-team-members-awards/ . 2011-07-12 . dead .
  54. Web site: Solar System Exploration: News & Events: News Archive: Messenger Co-Investigator Receives NASA's Distinguished Service Medal . 2010-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151119050022/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=33895 . 2015-11-19 . dead .
  55. http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/?section=news&id=detail&newsID=139 The University of Arizona Department of Atmospheric Sciences - News & Events
  56. NSBRI's Sutton receives NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. National Space Biomedical Research Institute. September 2010.
  57. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/about/star/agency_awards_11_prt.htm NASA – 2011 Agency Honor Award Recipients
  58. Web site: Distinguished Public Service Medal. NASA. 12 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203235224/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/Agency_Honor_Awards_2012_Program.pdf. 3 February 2015.
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  60. Web site: 2013 Agency Honor Awards. NASA. 12 September 2013. 7.
  61. Web site: 2014 Agency Honor Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072954/https://searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov/servlet/sm.web.Fetch/2014-AHA-Brochure-NASA-People.pdf?rhid=1000&did=1902638&type=released. dead. 6 October 2014. NASA. 30 September 2014. 7.
  62. Web site: Harbaugh. Jennifer. NASA Honor Awards Recipients. 1 July 2015.
  63. News: Media Resources for SwRI News Release: SwRI's Alan Stern receives Distinguished Public Service Medal — NASA's highest civilian honor. www.swri.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816203227/http://www.swri.org/press/2016/stern-distinguished-public-service-medal.htm. 2016-08-16.
  64. Web site: NASA's 2017 Distinguished Public Service Medal Honorees . NASA.
  65. Web site: NASA's 2018 Distinguished Public Service Medal Honorees . NASA.
  66. Web site: NASA's 2019 Distinguished Public Service Medal Honorees . NASA.
  67. Web site: NASA's 2020 Distinguished Public Service Medal Honorees . NASA.

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