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." The award is a separate decoration from the Medal of Honor, which is a military award for extreme bravery and gallantry in combat.

Recepients

As of 2004, 27 astronauts have been honored with the award, which is presented by the President of the United States in Congress's name.

Related Topics:
2004 - President of the United States

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• 1978 Neil Armstrong
• 1978 Frank Borman
• 1978 Charles "Pete" Conrad
• 1978 John Glenn
• 1978 Virgil "Gus" Grissom (posthumous)
• 1978 Alan Shepard
• 1981 John W. Young
• 1993 Thomas P. Stafford
• 1995 James Lovell
• 1996 Shannon Lucid
• 1997 Roger Chaffee (posthumous)
• 1997 Edward White (posthumous)
• 2003 William Shepherd
• 2004 Rick Husband (posthumous)
• 2004 Willie McCool (posthumous)
• 2004 Michael P. Anderson (posthumous)
• 2004 Kalpana Chawla (posthumous)
• 2004 David M. Brown (posthumous)
• 2004 Laurel Clark (posthumous)
• 2004 Ilan Ramon (posthumous)
• 2004 Dick Scobee (posthumous)
• 2004 Michael Smith (posthumous)
• 2004 Judith Resnik (posthumous)
• 2004 Ellison Onizuka (posthumous)
• 2004 Ronald McNair (posthumous)
• 2004 Greg Jarvis (posthumous)
• 2004 Christa McAuliffe (posthumous)