Recipients
As of 2006, 28 astronauts have been honored with the award. Seventeen were honored posthumously: 14 died in either the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster or the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, and the other three died in the Apollo 1 fire. The * symbol indicates a posthumous award.
| Photo | Name | Date | Awarded by | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, NeilNeil Armstrong | 01978-10-01October 1, 1978 | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | Apollo 11 (Commander of the first lunar landing, first man to walk on the moon) | ||
| Borman, FrankFrank Borman | 01978-10-01October 1, 1978 | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | Apollo 8 (Commander of the first lunar orbit) | ||
| Conrad, PetePete Conrad | 01978-10-01October 1, 1978 | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | Skylab 2 (first Skylab Commander; responsible for salvaging the critically malfunctioning station) | ||
| Glenn, JohnJohn Glenn | 01978-10-01October 1, 1978 | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | Mercury-Atlas 6 (first American in orbit) | ||
| Grissom, GusGus Grissom* | 01978-10-01October 1, 1978 | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | Apollo 1, Gemini 3 and Mercury-Redstone 4 (Commander of the first manned Gemini); died aboard Apollo 1 | ||
| Shepard, AlanAlan Shepard | 01978-10-01October 1, 1978 | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | Mercury-Redstone 3 (first American in space) | ||
| Young, JohnJohn Young | 01981-05-19May 19, 1981 | Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan | STS-1 (Commander of the first shuttle flight) | ||
| StaffordThomas P. Stafford | 01993-01-19January 19, 1993 | Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (U.S. Commander) | ||
| Lovell, JimJim Lovell | 01995-07-26July 26, 1995 | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | Apollo 13 (Commander of the ill-fated mission) | ||
| Lucid, ShannonShannon Lucid | 01996-12-02December 2, 1996 | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | Longest female spaceflight (passed by Sunita Williams) | ||
| Chaffee, RogerRoger Chaffee* | 01997-12-17December 17, 1997 | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | Died aboard Apollo 1 | ||
| WhiteEdward White* | 01997-12-17December 17, 1997 | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | Apollo 1 and Gemini 4 (first U.S. space walk); died aboard Apollo 1 | ||
| Shepherd, WilliamWilliam Shepherd | 02003-01-15January 15, 2003 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | Expedition 1 (first ISS Commander) | ||
| Husband, RickRick Husband* | 02004-02-03February 3, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) | ||
| McCool, WillieWillie McCool* | 02004-02-03February 3, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) | ||
| Anderson, Michael P.Michael P. Anderson* | 02004-02-03February 3, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) | ||
| Chawla, KalpanaKalpana Chawla* | 02004-02-03February 3, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) | ||
| Brown, David M.David M. Brown* | 02004-02-03February 3, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) | ||
| Clark, Laurel B.Laurel B. Clark* | 02004-02-03February 3, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-107 (died aboard Columbia) | ||
| Ramon, IlanIlan Ramon* | 02004-02-03February 3, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-107 (died aboard Columbia, only non-U.S. citizen recipient) | ||
| Scobee, DickDick Scobee* | 02004-07-23July 23, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) | ||
| Smith, Michael J.Michael J. Smith* | 02004-07-23July 23, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) | ||
| Resnik, JudithJudith Resnik* | 02004-07-23July 23, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) | ||
| McNair, RonaldRonald McNair* | 02004-07-23July 23, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) | ||
| Onizuka, EllisonEllison Onizuka* | 02004-07-23July 23, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) | ||
| Jarvis, GregGreg Jarvis* | 02004-07-23July 23, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger) | ||
| McAuliffe, ChristaChrista McAuliffe* | 02004-07-23July 23, 2004 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-51-L (died aboard Challenger, teacher) | ||
| Crippen, RobertRobert Crippen | 02006-04-26April 26, 2006 | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | STS-1 (first shuttle flight, Pilot) |
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