Exceptional Public Achievement Medal

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NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal
TypeMedal
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."[1]
CountryUnited States
Presented bythe National Aeronautics and Space Administration
EligibilityNon-government personnel
StatusActive
EstablishedJuly 29, 1959[citation needed]
NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Ribbon

The Exceptional Public Achievement Medal is an award of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established in 1959[citation needed]. 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.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Agency Honor Awards: Exceptional Public Achievement Medal". nasapeople.nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 27 July 2016. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Nasa Agency Honor Awards 2013" (PDF).
  3. ^ "La astrofísica viguesa premiada por la NASA, Begoña Vila, visita 'A Revista'" [The Astrophysicist from Vigo Awarded by NASA, Begoña Vila, visits 'A Revista']. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Vigo. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Jean Schulz awarded NASA medal for sending Snoopy to the moon". April 7, 2023.

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