NASA Distinguished Public Service 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.
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal | |
---|---|
Type | Medal |
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." |
Country | United States |
Presented by | the National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Eligibility | Non-government personnel |
Status | Active |
Established | July 29, 1959 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Congressional Space Medal of Honor |
Equivalent | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
Next (lower) | NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal |
Recipients
1967
1969
1971
- Joseph G. Gavin
- George E. Stoner[3]
1973
- Paul B. Blasingame
- Joseph F. Clayton
- Leo Goldberg
- Clinton H. Grace
- Robert E. Greer
- George W. Jeffs
- Thomas J. Kelly
- H. Douglas Lowrey
- Joseph P. McNamara
- James A. Miller[4]
- Richard H. Nelson
- Frank Press
- Theodore D. Smith
1974
- Ben G. Bromberg
- Jack M. Campbell
- Edwin G. Czarnecki
- Harry Dornbrand
- Jesse L. Greenstein
- Bruce C. Murray
- T. J. O'Malley
- William G. Purdy
1975
- Grant L. Hansen
- Willis M. Hawkins
- Richard B. Kershner
1976
- Edward W. Bonnett
- Antonio Ferri
- Theodore D. Smith
- Lyman Spitzer[5]
1977
- Laurence J. Adams
- Franklin W. Kolk
- Walter O. Lowrie
- Thomas G. Pownall
- Carl Sagan
- Francis B. Sayre
- Ronald Smelt
- Kurt Waldheim
1978
- Edward O. Buckbee[6]
- Gerald J. Wasserburg
1980
1981
- Victor van Lint
1983
- Eugene H. Levy
1988
- Robert Heinlein[12]
- Carver G. Kennedy[13]
1991
- John T. Radecki
- Rodger Doxsey
- Harlan James Smith[14]
- Bert R. Bulkin
1996
2001
- Alain Bensoussan
- James (Jim) F. Berry[23][24]
- Yvonne Brill
2002
- Thomas P. Ackerman
- Viktor D. Blagov
- Richard D. Blomberg
- Vladimir Nikolaevich Dezhurov
- Glenn A. Goerke
- Audrey Milroy
- R. K. Chetty Pandipati[25][26]
- Gerald W. Smith
- Mikhail Tyurin
- Yury V. Usachev
2003
- Daniel J. Jacob
- Roger J. Bressenden
- Hugh (Hamp) Wilson[27]
- Roger Chrostowski
- Barry Greenberg[28]
- Ilan Ramon
- Yuri Gidzenko
2004
2007
2008
- Dr. Klaus P. Heiss
- James R. Bathurst
- James J. Cawby
- George Hartig
- Mark G. Jager
- Linn Leblanc
- Michael J. Massie
- Robert J. Puckett
- Ted Robinson
- Harold R. Ross
- Marcus Shaw
- Carl Weimer, Ph.D.
2010
- Dennis E. Botts[49]
- Jack Trombka[50]
- Benjamin M. Herman[51]
- Jeffrey P. Sutton[52]
2011
- Gary Dempsey - COLSA[53]
- Charles Kopicz - ERC, Inc
- Robert Savoie - GEOCENT
2012
- Robert Berry[54]
- Raymond M. Hoff[54]
- Peter W. Phillips[54]
- Dmitry Kondratyev[54]
- James Sponnick,[54] United Launch Alliance
- Michael L. Young, United Launch Alliance[54][55]
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.[56]
- George Charles Adams
- Deborah Barnhart
- Angioletta Coradini *
- Guy Cordier
- Gary L. Enochs
- Holland Ford
- Johnny L. Golden
- Akihiko Hoshide *
- Christopher J. Keller
- Oleg Kononenko *
- André Kuipers *
- Yuri Malenchenko *
- Thomas B. McCord
- Oleg V. Novitskiy *
- Gennady Padalka *
- Sergei Revin *
- Alan K. Ruter
- Theodore L. Shaffner
- Gwynne Shotwell
- Evgeny L. Tarelkin *
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.[57]
- James A. Coakley, Jr.
- John Gregory
- Chris A. Hadfield *
- Thomas Hancock
- Bruce M. Jakosky
- Hans J. Koenigsmann
- Oleg Kotov *
- Alexander Misurkin *
- Luca S. Parmitano *
- Mason Peck *
- Thomas Pierson *
- Matthew N. Ramsey
- Roman Romanenko *
- Sergey Ryazanskiy *
- William Shatner *[58]
- Edward C. Stone *
- Mikhail Tyurin *
- Pavel Vinogradov *
- Koichi Wakata *
- Patrick Wiggins
- Fyodor Yurchikhin *
2016
The following individuals were recognized June 28, 2016.
- Thomas A. Glavich
- Stamatios Krimigis
- Stephen E. Kulczycki
- Therrin H. Protze
- Alan Stern[60]
2017
The following individuals were recognized June 15, 2017.[61]
- Terry Abel
- Frank Bauer
- Eric De Jong
- Edward Devine
- Michael Dorsch
- Alan Hargens
- Kauser Imtiaz
- Roger Launius
- Edward Nace
- Christopher Russell
- John Salisbury
- John Sterritt
- Forman Williams
- Roberta Wyrick, ERC *
2018
The following individuals were recognized August 2, 2018.[62]
- Christopher Jones
- John Magisano
- William McClintock
- Michael Melgares
- Frank Morring
- Eugene Parker
- James Paulsen
- Byron Tapley
- Yervant Terzian
- Edward L. Wright
2019
The following individuals were recognized August 28, 2019.[63]
- Alaudin Bhanji
- Daniel Coulter
- Robert Ergun
- Michael Graybill
- Thomas Howsman
- Miguel Larsen
- Charles Lawrence
- Edward Sikora, ERC
- Robert Sinclair
- Jakob van Zyl
See also
References
- "Medal, Distinguished Public Service, NASA, 1967, Charles Draper - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum". Nasm.si.edu. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Richard Lounsbery Foundation". Rlounsbery.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- appa
- NASA.gov
- "Lyman Spitzer Jr. - NASA Spitzer Space Telescope". Spitzer.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Ed Buckbee". Air-space.com. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Page 1".
- "International Space Hall of Fame :: New Mexico Museum of Space History :: Inductee Profile". Nmspacemuseum.org. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ""Erik Quistgaard" (Obituary in Danish nationwide newspaper Politiken)". politiken.dk. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- "Nichelle Nichols Celebrates Ames 70th Anniversary". 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- "Nichelle Nichols Encyclopedia Entry". 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- "NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal". The Heinlein Archives.
- ."NASA HAILS THIOKOL, 8 EMPLOYEES FOR EFFORTS TO GET THE U.S. BACK INTO THE SPACE BUSINESS". The Deseret Morning News Archives.
- "Harlan Smith Memorials Page". Quasar.as.utexas.edu. 1991-10-17. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "NASA Honors Distinguished Astronomer With Medal - re> WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/". District of Columbia: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Berrien Moore - Public Affairs - The University of Oklahoma". Ou.edu. 2010-05-13. Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "NewsCenter - Riccardo Giacconi Awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal (04/02/1993) - Introduction". HubbleSite. 1993-04-02. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- Star Trek Creator by David Alexander, page 604
- ""NASA Honors Distinguished Astronomer With Medal" as found on pg. 9 of 47 in the presentation, "Extra-Terrestrial Antiparticles" given to the Antiparticles Antiproton Symposium, Berkeley CA" (PDF). New Mexico State University: Institute of Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics. 2005-10-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- Ormes, Jonathan F. (1997). "Obituary:Robert L. Golden, 1940-1995". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. 29 (4): 1471. Bibcode:1997BAAS...29.1471O.
- Shapiro, Debra (19 April 2022). "Remembering Bill Aldridge". National Science Teaching Association. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "U.S. Congress Reorganizes Committees to Consider NASA Budget - Planetary News | The Planetary Society". Redrover.planetary.org. 2005-03-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Jim Berry Receives NASA'S Distinguished Service Medal". Lockheedmartin.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- Jim Berry Receives NASA's Distinguished Service Medal; Award Is NASA's Highest Honor | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
- ""Agency Awards Historical Recipients List", Page 161" (PDF).
- "Top NASA Award to R. K. Chetty Pandipati", IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Magazine, page 41, August 2003.
- "NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Honors Employees at Annual Awards Ceremony | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference". SpaceRef. 6 August 2003. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Employees Awarded Highest NASA Honor". Boeing. 2003-09-22. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- Bertagne, Christopher (1938-08-18). "TAMU Aerospace Engineering » Blog Archive » Aerospace Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award – awarded to Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge April 28, 2009". Aero.tamu.edu. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Maria's CV". Geodyn.mit.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "News | USRA: Universities Space Research Association". Usra.edu. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- NASA - Dr. Laurie Leshin, Deputy Director for Science and Technology
- "William H. Webster, Distinguished American Lawyer, Jurist and Public Servant, to Speak at W&L :: Washington and Lee University". Wlu.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Photo Release - NASA Honors Northrop Grumman's William Sample With Distinguished Public Service Medal (NYSE:NOC)". Irconnect.com. 2005-05-19. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Photo Release - NASA Honors Northrop Grumman's William Sample With Distinguished Public Service Medal (NYSE:NOC)". Globenewswire.com. 2005-05-19. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Astronaut Dick Covey's post-NASA career - collectSPACE: Messages". collectSPACE. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Corporate Site - Awards-2005". Nianet.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Awardee Site - Awards-2005". Awardee. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- "NASA Administrator awards Dan Heimerdinger with NASA's highest award for public service : Exostrategies". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- "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.
- "Historical list of NASA DPSM recipients" (PDF).
- "Spaceport News". NASA Kennedy Space Center. 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- "PENN Medicine News: David F. Dinges, PhD, Awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal". Uphs.upenn.edu. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "NASA awards highest medal to NSBRI Team Lead". Nsbri.org. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "ASRC Aerospace Senior Principal Investigator awarded NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal", NASA Agency Honor Awards, accessdate September 03, 2010
- "STS-122 ECO Sensor Troubleshooting", ECO Sensor Troubleshooting, accessdate September 03, 2010
- "Lead Engineer awarded NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal" Archived 2010-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, Osyssey Space Research News, accessdate July 30, 2010
- CfA Web Services Group (2009-04-16). "Center for Astrophysics". Cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Marshall Space Flight Center honors team members with awards " HuntsvilleNewswire". Huntsvillenewswire.com. 2010-06-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- "Solar System Exploration: News & Events: News Archive: MESSENGER Co-Investigator Receives NASA's Distinguished Service Medal". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- The University of Arizona Department of Atmospheric Sciences - News & Events
- "NSBRI's Sutton receives NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal". National Space Biomedical Research Institute. September 2010.
- NASA – 2011 Agency Honor Award Recipients
- "Distinguished Public Service Medal" (PDF). NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- "NASA Awards" (PDF). Space Port News. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- "2013 Agency Honor Awards" (PDF). NASA. p. 7. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- "2014 Agency Honor Awards" (PDF). NASA. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- Gannon, Megan (2014-04-29). "William Shatner, Captain Kirk of "Star Trek," awarded NASA's highest civilian honor". CBS News. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- Harbaugh, Jennifer (1 July 2015). "NASA Honor Awards Recipients".
- "Media Resources for SwRI News Release: SwRI's Alan Stern receives Distinguished Public Service Medal — NASA's highest civilian honor". www.swri.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16.
- "NASA's 2017 Distinguished Public Service Medal Honorees". NASA.
- "NASA's 2018 Distinguished Public Service Medal Honorees" (PDF). NASA.
- "NASA's 2019 Distinguished Public Service Medal Honorees" (PDF). NASA.