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Silver Snoopy Award

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This award is the astronauts’ personal recognition for employees who demonstrate exceptional contributions to flight safety and mission success. No more than 1% of the workforce receives this award annually. Each Silver Snoopy pin has flown in space and is presented by a member of the astronaut corps.

ELIGIBILITY 

Full-time NASA and contractor employees are eligible to receive the SFA Silver Snoopy Award. This award should not be used as recognition for longevity, retirement, or separation from service. Only recent work (within the last three years) will be considered. The SFA Silver Snoopy Award can only be presented once to an individual. This award is not intended for managers at the GS-14/15 supervisory level and above or equivalent levels within industry (second-level supervisors). The SFA Program Manager must approve any exceptions to this rule.  

CRITERIA

The nominated individual must meet at least two of the following criteria:  

  1. Significantly contributed beyond normal work requirements in support of the NASA human spaceflight programs 
  2. Performed a single achievement which contributed toward attaining a human spaceflight program goal 
  3. Provided exemplary support to robotic missions that support human spaceflight  
  4. Contributed to one or more major cost saving/cost avoidance 
  5. Was instrumental in developing program modifications that increase quality, reliability, safety, efficiency, or performance 
  6. Developed or assisted with an operational improvement that increases efficiency or performance 
  7. Developed a process improvement of a significant magnitude 

RECOGNITION 

The award consists of:

  1. Silver Snoopy lapel pin that has been flown in space 
  1. Commendation letter from the presenting astronaut 
  1. Letter of authenticity (stating when the pin was flown) 
  2. SFA Silver Snoopy Award certificate 

SNOOPY REPLACEMENT 

If you have any questions or have lost your Silver Snoopy Award Pin, please contact your Space Flight Awareness Center or Contract Representative.

You will need to send a copy or image of your award certificate, along with any paperwork that confirms that award. All inquiries will be checked against the awards database and the center’s files.

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