Silver Snoopy award
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The Silver Snoopy award is a special honor awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.[1][2] The award certificate states that it is "In Appreciation" "For professionalism, dedication and outstanding support that greatly enhanced space flight safety and mission success."[3] The award depicts Snoopy, a character from the Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz.
Silver Snoopy Award | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success. Presented personally by astronauts as their own recognition of excellence. |
Country | United States |
Presented by | NASA Astronauts |
First awarded | 1968 |
Website | Official website |
The award is given personally by NASA astronauts as it represents the astronauts' own recognition of excellence.[1] It is presented at the workplace of the recipient with the recipient's coworkers present. The Silver Snoopy award is one of several awards overseen by the Space Flight Awareness (SFA) program at NASA.
The award consists of a sterling silver "Silver Snoopy" lapel pin flown during a NASA mission, a commendation letter (stating the mission the Silver Snoopy pin was flown on) and a signed, framed Silver Snoopy certificate. Snoopy decals and posters are also given to the recipient.