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T O P I C R E V I E Wastro-nutI am curious as to which order of precedence are NASA awards and medals worn? I know that the Congressional Space Medal of Honor is the highest award awarded to astronauts. What order are NASA ribbons/medals worn and are they allowed to be worn on military uniforms and do they go above or below military awards? Go4LaunchI found this 2007 post while trying to research this very question online. The only resource I could find was a 2010 NASA document that "suggested" a precedence. It also split out the Bravery and Space Flight medals from the rest as "specialty" as follows: Congressional Space Medal of HonorDistinguished Service MedalDistinguished Public Service MedalOutstanding Leadership MedalExceptional Service MedalExceptional Public Service MedalExceptional Engineering Achievement MedalExceptional Scientific Achievement MedalExceptional Technology Achievement MedalExceptional Achievement MedalEqual Employment Opportunity MedalExceptional Administrative Achievement Medal Specialty Exceptional Bravery MedalSpace Flight Medal Still, this list made more sense than the order of the NASA medals I found on Wikipedia (which, to be fair, did not claim they were listed by precedence there); so I have conformed the Wikipedia list to the list above.Now I'm wondering whether anyone might have an authoritative reference handy of US military medals which might have a recognized order of precedence for NASA medals? If so, please post here or e-mail me directly.Thanks! (When worn on US military uniforms, military decorations take precedence over NASA decorations.) Fezman92I notice that once in a while someone will put up NASA Ribbons on eBay. Is that legal?Go4LaunchYes, buying and selling US medals is legal.Go4LaunchI have found a reference, The Call Of Duty by James Bender and John E. Strandberg (2005), which gives the following precedence for NASA Medals: Congressional Space Medal of Honor Distinguished Service MedalDistinguished Public Service MedalOutstanding Leadership MedalOutstanding Service Medal (obsolete)Exceptional Achievement MedalExceptional Service MedalExceptional Scientific Achievement MedalExceptional Engineering Achievement MedalExceptional Technology Achievement MedalExceptional Administrative Achievement MedalEqual Employment Opportunity MedalExceptional Bravery MedalExceptional Public Service MedalSpace Flight Medalastro-nutThank you for the information. It is very helpful. Thanks.
I know that the Congressional Space Medal of Honor is the highest award awarded to astronauts.
What order are NASA ribbons/medals worn and are they allowed to be worn on military uniforms and do they go above or below military awards?
Now I'm wondering whether anyone might have an authoritative reference handy of US military medals which might have a recognized order of precedence for NASA medals? If so, please post here or e-mail me directly.
Thanks!
(When worn on US military uniforms, military decorations take precedence over NASA decorations.)
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