Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Congressional Space Medal of Honor

The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was authorized by the United States Congress in 1969 to recognize "any astronaut who in the performance of his duties has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the Nation and mankind." It is awarded by the President on recommendations from the NASA Administrator. The award is a separate decoration from the Medal of Honor, which is a military award for extreme bravery and gallantry in combat.

Although the Congressional Space Medal of Honor is a civilian award of the United States government, it is authorized as a military decoration for display on U.S. military uniforms due to the prestige of the decoration. In such cases, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor is worn as a ribbon following all United States Armed Forces decorations.

To be awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, an astronaut must perform feats of extraordinary accomplishment while participating in actual space flight under the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Typically, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor is awarded for scientific discoveries or actions of tremendous benefit to mankind. The decoration may also be awarded for extreme bravery during a space emergency or in preventing a major space disaster. The Congressional Space Medal of Honor may also be presented posthumously to those astronauts who died in the line of duty while performing a United States space mission, and as of 2008 all 17 astronauts killed on U.S. missions have been awarded the medal.

[edit] Recipients

As of 2006, 28 astronauts have been honored with the award, which is presented by the President of the United States in Congress's name. The † symbol indicates a posthumous award.

Photo Name Date Awarded by Notes Ref(s)
Neil Armstrong ArmstrongFlag of the United States Neil Armstrong 1978-10-01October 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter Apollo 11 (Commander of the first lunar landing) [1]
Frank Borman BormanFlag of the United States Frank Borman 1978-10-01October 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter Apollo 8 (Commander of the first lunar orbit) [1]
Pete Conrad ConradFlag of the United States Charles "Pete" Conrad 1978-10-01October 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter Skylab 2 (first Skylab Commander) [1]
John Glenn GlennFlag of the United States John Glenn 1978-10-01October 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter Mercury-Atlas 6 (first American in orbit) [1]
Gus Grissom GrissomFlag of the United States Virgil "Gus" Grissom† 1978-10-01October 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter Apollo 1 and Gemini 3 (Commander of the first manned Gemini) [1]
Alan Shepard ShepardFlag of the United States Alan Shepard 1978-10-01October 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter Mercury-Redstone 3 (first American in space) [1]
John Young YoungFlag of the United States John W. Young 1981-05-19May 19, 1981 Ronald Reagan STS-1 (Commander of the first shuttle flight) [1]
Thomas Stafford StaffordFlag of the United States Thomas P. Stafford 1993-01-19January 19, 1993 George H. W. Bush Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (U. S. Commander) [1]
James Lovell LovellFlag of the United States James Lovell 1995-07-26July 26, 1995 Bill Clinton Apollo 13 (Commander of the ill-fated mission) [1]
Shannon Lucid LucidFlag of the United States Shannon Lucid 1996-12-02December 2, 1996 Bill Clinton Longest female spaceflight (passed by Sunita Williams) [1]
Roger Chaffee ChaffeeFlag of the United States Roger Chaffee† 1997-12-17December 17, 1997 Bill Clinton Died aboard Apollo 1 [1]
Edward White WhiteFlag of the United States Edward White† 1997-12-17December 17, 1997 Bill Clinton Apollo 1 and Gemini 4 (first U.S. space walk) [1]
William Shepherd ShepherdFlag of the United States William Shepherd 2003-01-15January 15, 2003 George W. Bush Expedition 1 (first ISS Commander) [1]
Rick Husband HusbandFlag of the United States Rick Husband† 2004-02-03February 3, 2004 George W. Bush STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) [1]
Willie McCool McCoolFlag of the United States Willie McCool† 2004-02-03February 3, 2004 George W. Bush STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) [1]
Michael Anderson AndersonFlag of the United States Michael P. Anderson† 2004-02-03February 3, 2004 George W. Bush STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) [1]
Kalpana Chawla ChawlaFlag of the United States Kalpana Chawla† 2004-02-03February 3, 2004 George W. Bush STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) [1]
David Brown BrownFlag of the United States David M. Brown† 2004-02-03February 3, 2004 George W. Bush STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) [1]
Laurel Clark ClarkFlag of the United States Laurel B. Clark† 2004-02-03February 3, 2004 George W. Bush STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) [1]
Ilan Ramon RamonFlag of Israel Ilan Ramon† 2004-02-03February 3, 2004 George W. Bush STS-107 (died aboard Columbia, only non-U.S. citizen recipient) [1]
Dick Schobee ScobeeFlag of the United States Dick Scobee† 2004-07-23July 23, 2004 George W. Bush STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) [1]
Michael Smith SmithFlag of the United States Michael Smith† 2004-07-23July 23, 2004 George W. Bush STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) [1]
Judith Resnik ResnikFlag of the United States Judith Resnik† 2004-07-23July 23, 2004 George W. Bush STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) [1]
Ronald McNair McNairFlag of the United States Ronald McNair† 2004-07-23July 23, 2004 George W. Bush STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) [1]
Ellison Onizuka OnizukaFlag of the United States Ellison Onizuka† 2004-07-23July 23, 2004 George W. Bush STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) [1]
Greg Jarvis JarvisFlag of the United States Greg Jarvis† 2004-07-23July 23, 2004 George W. Bush STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) [1]
Christa McAuliffe McAuliffeFlag of the United States Christa McAuliffe† 2004-07-23July 23, 2004 George W. Bush STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger, teacher) [1]
Robert Crippen CrippenFlag of the United States Robert Crippen 2006-04-26April 26, 2006 George W. Bush STS-1 (first shuttle flight, Pilot) [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Congressional Space Medal of Honor". NASA (April 28, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
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