Honors and Awards
- Officer of the Order of Leopold
- Officer of the Order of the Crown
- Officer of the Order of Leopold II
- Military Cross 1st class
- Campaign Medal for foreign operations
- Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau
- NATO Medal for Kosovo
- Order of Friendship (Russian Federation).
- McKenna Trophy
- Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award
- On 20 December 2002 Frank De Winne was ennobled a viscount in the Belgian nobility as a reward for his space achievements.
- In 2003, De Winne received an honorary doctorate from Hasselt University.
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