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	Congressional Space Medal of Honor
		On December 17, 1997, Roger Chaffee and Ed White were posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by President Clinton in the Oval Office.
		The actual Congressional Citation was presented by the Sergeant of Arms from the Marine Corps Guard.
		Congress had approved the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1969 and it took 9 years for the first one to be awarded in 1978 and another 19 years for Ed and Roger to be recognized.
	www.iserv.net /~chaffee/ch03002.htm (1566 words)

	NASA - Challenger Crew Honored With Congressional Space Medal Of Honor
		The families of the Space Shuttle Challenger's crew today accepted the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.
		The honors, presented in the name of Congress and on behalf of President George W. Bush, were made during a private ceremony with the families of the seven astronauts in Washington.
		The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was authorized by 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."
	www.nasa.gov /home/hqnews/2004/jul/HQ_04238_challenger_medal.html (451 words)

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		The space program was born of competition with the Soviet Union, but it sowed the seeds for peaceful cooperation today.
		By replacing warheads with space capsules atop the Saturn V rocket, we launched more than a space program, we launched the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
		And, therefore, I am honored to present to you, in the presence of two former recipients, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/archives/whitehouse-papers/1995/Jul/1995-07-26-President-in-Space-Medal-Presentation-to-Jim-Lovell (1275 words)

	Alan Shepard, First American in Space, Dies at 74 -- 07/23/1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Known among his fellow airmen as a man who combined toughness, high intelligence and vision, Shepard was foremost among the elite group of flyers picked to lead the country in space travel in the early 1960s.
		On May 5, 1961, Shepard was rocketed 116 miles into space in a capsule the size of a small broom closet aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft as millions watched on live television.
		In 1979, he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
	www.cnsnews.com /indepth/archive/199807/IND19980723f.html (414 words)

	NASA Space Flight Medal - Biocrawler definition:NASA Space Flight Medal - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The NASA Space Flight Medal is a decoration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration which is awarded to any astronaut who performs a significant achievement or meritorious deed while engaged in a United States space mission.
		The NASA Space Flight Medal is also authorized for wear on active uniforms of the United States military and is worn after all military decorations.
		This is separate award from the Medal of Honor which is a military decoration for extreme bravery.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/NASA_Space_Flight_Medal (285 words)

	NASA - NASAPeople
		Space Act Awards: Granted by the NASA Inventions and Contributions Board (ICB), these awards recognize and reward outstanding scientific or technical contributions sponsored, adopted, supported, or used by NASA which are significant to its mission.
		NASA honor medals and certificates are presented to award recipients by the Agency’s highest officials at the annual awards ceremonies held at NASA Headquarters and at each NASA Center.
		Congressional Space Medal of Honor: Established by Public Law 91-76, the President, in the name of Congress, may award this Medal to any astronaut who in the performance of his/her duties has distinguished himself/herself by exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the Nation and of mankind.
	nasapeople.nasa.gov /awards/agency_award_programs.htm (1834 words)

	News Release: John Glenn to Present Spring 2003 Distinguished Lecture
		In addition to talking about his space career, he is expected to discuss his views on education and public service.
		He is the recipient of numerous other honors, including the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
		Glenn, at 77 years old, became the oldest man ever to fly in space, and while there conducted medical tests to study the effects of zero-gravity on the aging body.
	www.trinity.edu /departments/public_relations/news_releases/john_glenn.htm (630 words)

	Honors, Awards, and Medals - Neil Armstrong
		Below are listed a selection of the many medals and honors awarded to Neil Armstrong in recognition of acts of bravery and achievement in space exploration.
		The Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to any person in the Federal service who, by distinguished service, ability, or courage, has personally made a contribution representing substantial progress to aeronautical or space exploration in the interests of the United States.
		This medal is awarded for significant achievement or service characterized by unusual initiative or creative ability that clearly demonstrates substantial or unusual improvement in engineering, aeronautics, space flight and or space related endeavors which contribute to the programs of NASA.
	sageman.freeservers.com /armstrong/apollo/honors.html (609 words)

	MSM Awards
		Although the Congressional Space Medal of Honor is a civilian award of the United States government, it is authorized for wear on 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 military decorations.
		As of 2004, 27 astronauts have been honored with the award, which is presented by the President of the United States
	honours.homestead.com /nasamoh.html (118 words)

	U.S. Medicine Information Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Most recently he served as senior vice president and program manager for safety, reliability and quality assurance at the Johnson Space Center, where he was employed by the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
		She is also the only woman to be awarded the congressional space medal of honor by the president.
		She replaces Dr. Kathie Olsen, whom President Bush intends to nominate to be the associate administrator for science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the executive office of the president.
	www.usmedicine.com /dailyNews.cfm?dailyID=82 (180 words)

	2005 University of Southern California Commencement Web Site - Speaker
		After the Apollo 11 mission, he further advanced scientific and technological research as a NASA administrator; as a member of government commissions, including a panel investigating the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger; as a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati; and as a business leader.
		Among his many honors and awards are the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian award, and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
		After returning from the moon, he continued to advance scientific and technological research as a NASA administrator; as a member of government commissions, including a panel investigating the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, and as a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati.
	www.usc.edu /dept/pubrel/specialevents/commencement/speaker.htm (493 words)

	RedOrbit NEWS \| Women Still Strive to Break Space Barriers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Collins became the first female shuttle commander in a 1999 mission, and she will resume that role in the fleet's first mission since February 2003, when the Columbia shuttle disaster left seven astronauts dead, killed as the shuttle exploded during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
		The American astronaut Shannon Lucid was the first woman to spend time in a space station, when she visited MIR in March 1996.
		Women's under-representation in the space and aeronautics field reflects a study showing the low rate of women earning engineering and science degrees.
	www.rednova.com /modules/news/tools.php?tool=print&id=148803 (454 words)

	Lectures & Performances @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the 1950s, when NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid was in the eighth grade, one of her assignments was to write an essay about what she wanted to be when she grew up.
		At the time, the idea of a manned space program was far in the future, and her teacher thought she was making fun of the assignment.
		She currently holds the U.S. endurance record for a single space flight and has spent more time in space than any other woman in the world.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /society/ngo/lectures/97spring/lucid.html (215 words)

	CNN - Lucid awarded Space Medal of Honor - Dec. 2, 1996
		Lucid, the 10th astronaut honored with the award in its 27-year history, is also the first woman and the first scientist to receive the highest civilian award that can be given to participants in the U.S. space program.
		She was among the first six women chosen by NASA to participate in space program in 1978 and has since been on five shuttle missions.
		Asked what struck her most about her recent experience in space, Lucid related a story from the mission in which she and her cosmonaut colleagues marveled at the idea that an American and Russians raised during the Cold War would one day be working side-by-side in space.
	www.cnn.com /TECH/9612/02/shannon.lucid (505 words)

	:: NASA Quest > Women of NASA :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shannon graduated from Bethany High School in 1960, received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 1963, and master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 1970 and 1973, respectively.
		The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Lucid most recently was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by the president of the United States.
		She is qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on space shuttle flight crews.
	quest.arc.nasa.gov /women/bios/sl.html (855 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		On May 5, 1961, he became the first American in space, riding the tiny Freedom 7 capsule to an altitude of 185 km (115 mi) during a 15-minute suborbital flight.
		Shepard resigned his commission with the navy with the rank of rear admiral and retired from NASA in 1974.
		He was awarded (1978) the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and was one of the founders of the Mercury Seven Foundation, which funds scholarships for science and engineering students.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/space/alanshepard.html (161 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The award -- the highest that can be given for space exploration -- was presented by Vice President Quayle at a ceremony in the Old Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. "This is the greatest honor of my life.
		I am very proud to have contributed to our nation's future in space and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the beginning of America's venture into the new and endless frontier," said Stafford who retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant general in 1979.
		The citation that accompanied the medal lauds the NASA pioneer for "exceptional meritorious efforts and contributions to the welfare of the nation and mankind." "He continues to serve the nation in charting a future vision for our space program.
	science.ksc.nasa.gov /shuttle/missions/status/r93-14 (276 words)

	14 CFR PART 1221 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It symbolizes NASA's role in aeronautics and space and is established by the NASA Administrator as the signature an design element for visual communications formerly reserved for the NASA Logotype.
		This subpart establishes procedures for nominating an astronaut for the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
		The description of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, which was designed by the Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army, is set forth in appendix A to this subpart.
	www.washingtonwatchdog.org /documents/cfr/title14/part1221.html (3209 words)

	Forever Kalpana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kalpana, the youngest of the four children, was known to have drawn airplanes in drawing competitions and made models of the universe and constellations for her geography projects.
		Her first space flight, in 1996 was however not very smooth.
		The space shuttle was launched on 16 January 2003 and was due to land on 1 February 2003.
	evesindia.indiainfo.com /celebrities/kalpana.html (441 words)

	Challenger Center: Press Releases
		WASHINGTON, DC, 23-Jul-04— The families of the Space Shuttle Challenger's crew today accepted the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.
		ALEXANDRIA, VA, 17-Jun-04— Challenger Center for Space Science Education congratulates the President's Commission on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy for the release of their report on the nation's new vision for journeys in space.
		The honor allows Challenger Center's international network of Challenger Learning Centers to recognize teachers from their communities who exemplify the spirit of the Challenger crew's education mission, and who share a commitment to learning about science, mathematics, and technology.
	www.challenger.org /media/releases.cfm (408 words)

	spacePDA.net - Press Releases
		CHALLENGER CREW HONORED WITH CONGRESSIONAL SPACE MEDAL OF The families of the Space Shuttle Challenger's crew
		The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was authorized by
		Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978 at NASA's Kennedy
	www.spacepda.net /releases.php?prid=110 (329 words)

	Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Remarks on presenting the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to astronaut ...
		I think many of us have now heard the story of how, as an eighth grader, she wrote a school paper about wanting to be a rocket scientist, and she was told by the teacher that there was no such job and, even if there were, a girl couldn't get it.
		This medal commemorates her service, but it also stands for something greater: Her mission did much to cement the alliance of space we have formed with Russia.
		I now have the honor of presenting the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Dr. Shannon Lucid, the first scientist and the first woman to receive this award.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2889/is_n49_v32/ai_19114711 (1522 words)

	Honors, Awards, and Medals - Neil Armstrong
		The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution confer upon you its Langley Medal for
		Below are listed a selection of the many medals and honors awarded to Neil Armstrong in
		recognition of acts of bravery and achievement in space exploration.
	www.geocities.com /armstrong_tribute/apollo/honors.html (395 words)

	Feminist Majority Foundation US Daily News Wire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shannon Lucid, who spent a record 188 days in space on the Russian space station Mir, became the first woman to be awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
		Lucid set the American record for the longest time spent in space, as well as the world record for the longest time a woman has spent in space.
		The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was authorized by 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." Eight other astronauts have previously been awarded this medal.
	www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/printnews.asp?id=4273 (147 words)

	Lucid
		Graduated from Bethany High School, Bethany, Oklahoma, in 1960; received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 1963, and master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 1970 and 1973, respectively.
		STS-43 Atlantis was the eighth Space Shuttle to land at KSC).
		Docked with the Mir space station 24 March 1996; Shannon Lucid was left on Mir for an extended stay.
	www.astronautix.com /astros/lucid.htm (1108 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Through five historic and complex Space Shuttle missions during 18 years with NASA, Dr. Shannon W. Lucid has personified the excellence that is the hallmark of our space program.
		While aboard the Russian Space Station Mir, with grace and good humor, she conducted important scientific experiments, communicated with citizens around the world, and broke the American record and women's world record for continuous time in space.
		Her contributions to international cooperation and research in space are an inspiration to all who have gazed into the nighttime sky.
	clinton6.nara.gov /1996/12/1996-12-02-president-awards-medal-to-shannon-lucid.html (127 words)

	American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology -- Shannon Lucid Selected As NASA Chief Scientist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The only woman to be awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by the President of the United States, Lucid currently supports Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions as spacecraft communicator.
		A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights, Lucid was among the first six women ever selected to become an astronaut and she currently holds the United States single mission flight endurance record as a result of her mission to the Russian space station Mir in 1996.
		She was selected by NASA in 1978 and became an astronaut in August 1979.
	www.asgsb.org /newsletter/v18_1/shannonlucid.html (354 words)

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