NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
| NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded by 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 | 
| Statistics | |
| Established | July 29, 1959 | 
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Congressional Space Medal of Honor | 
| Equivalent | NASA Distinguished Service Medal | 
| Next (lower) | NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal | 
| 
 NASA Distinguished Public Service Ribbon  | |
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
1967
1969
1971
- Joseph G. Gavin
 - George E. Stoner[3]
 
1972
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
 
1982
1983
- Eugene H. Levy
 
1984
1988
1991
- John T. Radecki
 - Rodger Doxsey
 - Harlan James Smith[10]
 - Bert R. Bulkin
 
1992
1993
1995
1997
2001
2003
2004
2005
- William Sample[25][26]
 - Richard Covey[27]
 - Dr. Douglas Stanley[28]
 
2006
- Daniel J. Heimerdinger, Ph.D.[29]
 
2007
2009
2010
- Dennis E. Botts[38]
 - Jack Trombka[39]
 - Benjamin M. Herman[40]
 - Jeffrey P. Sutton[41]
 
2011
- Gary Dempsey - COLSA[42]
 - Charles Kopicz - ERC, Inc
 - Robert Savoie - GEOCENT
 
2012
- Robert Berry[43]
 - Raymond M. Hoff[43]
 - Peter W. Phillips[43]
 - James Sponnick,[43] United Launch Alliance
 - Michael L. Young, United Launch Alliance[43][44]
 
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.[45]
- George Charles Adams
 - Deborah Barnhart
 - Angioletta Coradini *
 - Guy Cordier
 - Gary L. Enochs
 - Holland Ford
 - Johnny L. Golden
 - Akihiko Hoshide *
 - Christopher J. Keller
 - Oleg Kononenko *
 - Andre 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.[46]
- 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 *[47]
 - Edward C. Stone *
 - Mikhail Tyurin *
 - Pavel Vinogradov *
 - Koichi Wakata *
 - Patrick Wiggins (astronomer)
 - Fyodor Yurchikhin *
 
2015
- Davy A. Haynes, Jacobs Technologies ESSSA Group, Engineering Directorate
 
2016
Unknown date
See also
References
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 - 1 2 "Spaceport News". NASA Kennedy Space Center. 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
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 - ↑ Solar System Exploration: News & Events: News Archive: MESSENGER Co-Investigator Receives NASA's Distinguished Service Medal
 - ↑ The University of Arizona Department of Atmospheric Sciences - News & Events
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 - ↑ NASA - 2011 Agency Honor Award Recipients
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