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Topic: NASA ribbons, medals and awards
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astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-22-2007 07:54 PM
   
I 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? |
Go4Launch
Member Posts: 542
From: Seminole, Fla.
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 04-11-2011 09:24 PM
I 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 Honor
- Distinguished Service Medal
- Distinguished Public Service Medal
- Outstanding Leadership Medal
- Exceptional Service Medal
- Exceptional Public Service Medal
- Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal
- Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
- Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal
- Exceptional Achievement Medal
- Equal Employment Opportunity Medal
- Exceptional Administrative Achievement Medal
Specialty - Exceptional Bravery Medal
- Space 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.) |
Fezman92
Member Posts: 1031
From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 04-11-2011 10:13 PM
I notice that once in a while someone will put up NASA Ribbons on eBay. Is that legal? |
Go4Launch
Member Posts: 542
From: Seminole, Fla.
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 04-11-2011 10:40 PM
Yes, buying and selling US medals is legal. |
Go4Launch
Member Posts: 542
From: Seminole, Fla.
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 04-16-2011 10:07 PM
I 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 Medal
Distinguished Public Service Medal
- Outstanding Leadership Medal
Outstanding Service Medal (obsolete)
Exceptional Achievement Medal
Exceptional Service Medal
- Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal
Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal
Exceptional Administrative Achievement Medal
Equal Employment Opportunity Medal
- Exceptional Bravery Medal
- Exceptional Public Service Medal
- Space Flight Medal
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astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-18-2011 06:37 PM
Thank you for the information. It is very helpful. Thanks. |
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