Editing NASA Space Flight Medal

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{{Infobox Military Award
|name=NASA Space Flight Medal
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|presenter=the [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]
|country=United States
|type=Medal
|eligibility=astronaut flight crew members
|awarded_for="significant achievement or service during individual participation as a civilian or military astronaut, pilot, mission specialist, payload specialist, or other space flight participant in a space flight mission."
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|status=Active
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|firstawarded=1981
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|higher=[[NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal|Exceptional Public Service Medal]]
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|caption2=NASA Space Flight Ribbon
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The '''NASA Space Flight Medal''' is a decoration of the [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]. According to its statutes, it is  awarded "for significant achievement or service during individual participation as a civilian or military astronaut, pilot, mission specialist, payload specialist, or other space flight participant in a space flight mission."<ref>{{cite web|title=Agency Honor Awards|date=27 July 2017 |url=https://nasapeople.nasa.gov/awards/nasamedals.htm|publisher=[[NASA]]|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> In practice, the medal is bestowed upon any [[astronaut]] (US or foreign) who flies aboard a United States [[Space exploration|space mission]], and typically every subsequent flight is honored with an additional award.

Multiple awards of the decoration are annotated either by [[award stars]] or [[oak leaf cluster]]s (depending on the civilian or military status of the recipient and, if military, the [[branch of service]]).  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.

For those who perform an act of gallantry or heroic action while engaged in a U.S. space mission, NASA also presents an award known as the [[Congressional Space Medal of Honor]]. This is separate award from the [[Medal of Honor]] which is a U.S. military decoration for extreme bravery.

==See also==
*[[List of NASA awards]]

==References==
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