Exceptional Public Achievement Medal

The Exceptional Public Achievement Medal is an award of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It is awarded to any non-Government individual or to any individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed. The award is for a significant specific achievement or substantial improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which contributes to the mission of NASA.

To be awarded the medal, a NASA employee must fulfill the following criteria: work-related achievements yielding high-quality results and/or substantial improvement that supports the Agency mission; innovative approaches used in the conception, design, or execution of the individual's work; and/or impact and importance of the individual's achievement that made a significant contribution that enables NASA to accomplish its mission.

Notable recipients

 * National Symphony Conductor Emil de Cou (2012)
 * June Lockhart (2013)
 * Bill Prady (2013)
 * Stephen Colbert (2015)
 * Sir Ridley Scott (2016)
 * Begoña Vila (2016)
 * Charles M. Schulz (2023)