NASA Exceptional Service Medal
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The NASA Exceptional Service Medal is a medallion created to recognize outstanding contributions to the agency. It was established on May 1, 1957, placing its origin in the early years of the U.S. space program.
This award serves as a visual artwork in the form of a medallion, designed to honor exceptional service among NASA personnel. Its establishment date of May 1, 1957 predates the formation of NASA itself, which was founded in 1958, indicating it was initially created for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) before being adopted by NASA.
NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Summary
NASA Exceptional Service Medal is a medallion[1]. It draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (medallion category, ranking #25 of 180).[2]
Key Facts
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal is in the country of United States[3].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's image is recorded as Exceptional Service Medal.jpg[4].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[5].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's instance of is recorded as decoration[6].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's instance of is recorded as award[7].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's Commons category is recorded as NASA Exceptional Service Medal[8].
- +1957-05-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of NASA Exceptional Service Medal[9].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gplnx[10].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's described at URL is recorded as https://nasapeople.nasa.gov/awards/nasamedals.htm[11].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's conferred by is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[12].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NASA Exceptional Service Medal'}[13].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ESM'}[14].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's different from is recorded as NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal[15].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's service ribbon image is recorded as NASAExcepRib.gif[16].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal[17].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's next lower rank is recorded as NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal[18].
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal's next higher rank is recorded as NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal[19].
Why It Matters
NASA Exceptional Service Medal draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (medallion category, ranking #25 of 180).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]