NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
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| NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal | |
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| Awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
| Type | Individual 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 |
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| Equivalent | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal |
 NASA Distinguished Public Service Ribbon |
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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.
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[edit] Recipients
[edit] 1969
[edit] 1971
[edit] 1972
[edit] 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
- Richard H. Nelson
- Frank Press
- Theodore D. Smith
[edit] 1974
- Ben G. Bromberg
- Jack M. Campbell
- Edwin G. Czarnecki
- Harry Dornbrand
- Jesse L. Greenstein
- Bruce C. Murray
- William G. Purdy
[edit] 1975
[edit] 1976
[edit] 1977
- Laurence J. Adams
- Franklin W. Kolk
- Walter O. Lowrie
- Thomas G. Pownall
- Carl Sagan
- Francis B. Sayre
- Ronald Smelt
- Kurt Waldheim
