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  • Congressional Space Medal of Honor
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  • 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.
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Status
  • Active
posthumous
  • 17
Country
  • United States
Name
  • Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Type
  • Medal
Caption
  • Congressional Space Medal of Honor
  • Congressional Space Medal of Honor ribbon
eligibility
  • NASA astronauts
awarded by
  • the United States Congress
Total
  • 28
Established
  • 1969-09-29
Image
  • 80
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first award
  • 1978-10-01
for
  • "exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the Nation and mankind"
abstract
  • 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 space flight under the authority of NASA. 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 die while performing a US space mission; and as of 2004, all 17 astronauts killed on US missions have been awarded the medal.
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