NASA Exceptional Service Medal

NASA Exceptional Service Medal
NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Type	Medal
Country	United States
Presented by	the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Established	July 29, 1959
NASA Exceptional Service Ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)	NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
Next (lower)	Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal Exceptional Administrative Achievement Medal Equal Employment Opportunity Medal

The NASA Exceptional Service Medal is an award granted to U.S. government employees for significant sustained performance characterized by unusual initiative or creative ability that clearly demonstrates substantial improvement in engineering, aeronautics, space flight, administration, support, or space-related endeavors which contribute to NASA programs.

The medal was inherited by NASA from its predecessor organization, the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) and featured the NACA emblem. The original NASA version featured the NASA seal.