page_title: Silver Snoopy award
section_title: Recipients
hierarchical_section_title: Silver Snoopy award / Recipients
caption_attribution_description: English: Ralph Brown receives the Silver Snoopy Award from Astronaut Danny Olivas.
context_page_description: 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. The award certificate states that it is "In Appreciation" "For professionalism, dedication and outstanding support that greatly enhanced space flight safety and mission success." The award depicts Snoopy, a character from the Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz.
  The award is given personally by NASA astronauts as it represents the astronauts' own recognition of excellence. 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 program at NASA.
  The award consists of a sterling silver "Silver Snoopy" lapel pin flown during a NASA mission, a commendation letter and a signed, framed Silver Snoopy certificate. Snoopy decals and posters are also given to the recipient.
context_section_description: Since 1968, the program has awarded almost fifteen thousand people with a Silver Snoopy, as of January 2016.
  Silver Snoopy awards are limited to no more than 1% of eligible recipients. An individual can only receive one Silver Snoopy Award in their lifetime. The award is not given posthumously or as a recognition award for an individual's longevity, retirement, or separation from service. In the event that a pin is lost, it may be replaced with a non-flown pin at the SFA Panel's discretion.
caption: EMT Ralph Brown receives the award from astronaut Danny Olivas
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