Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team)
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The Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team) is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded collectively to NASA flight controllers and support staff for their exceptional leadership and ingenuity in safely returning the Apollo 13 crew to Earth after a critical in-flight emergency.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo 11 Presidential Medal of Freedom awards | 1 |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10060466 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team) Context triple: [Gene Kranz, awardReceived, Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team)]
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NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal
The NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal is an honor awarded by NASA to non-government individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions to the agency’s mission and public service.
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NASA Distinguished Service Medal
The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is one of NASA’s highest honors, awarded to individuals whose exceptional contributions have significantly advanced the agency’s mission and the interests of the United States in aeronautics and space.
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NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is NASA’s highest honor awarded to non-government individuals for exceptional contributions to the agency’s mission and the interests of the United States in aeronautics and space.
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D.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
The Congressional Space Medal of Honor is a prestigious United States civilian award presented to astronauts for exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the nation's space programs.
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E.
NASA Exceptional Bravery Medal
The NASA Exceptional Bravery Medal is a high-level NASA honor awarded to individuals who demonstrate extraordinary courage and heroism in the face of danger during NASA-related activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team) Target entity description: The Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team) is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded collectively to NASA flight controllers and support staff for their exceptional leadership and ingenuity in safely returning the Apollo 13 crew to Earth after a critical in-flight emergency.
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A.
NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal
The NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal is an honor awarded by NASA to non-government individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions to the agency’s mission and public service.
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B.
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is one of NASA’s highest honors, awarded to individuals whose exceptional contributions have significantly advanced the agency’s mission and the interests of the United States in aeronautics and space.
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C.
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal is NASA’s highest honor awarded to non-government individuals for exceptional contributions to the agency’s mission and the interests of the United States in aeronautics and space.
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D.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
The Congressional Space Medal of Honor is a prestigious United States civilian award presented to astronauts for exceptionally meritorious efforts and contributions to the nation's space programs.
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E.
NASA Exceptional Bravery Medal
The NASA Exceptional Bravery Medal is a high-level NASA honor awarded to individuals who demonstrate extraordinary courage and heroism in the face of danger during NASA-related activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | civilian award ⓘ |
| associatedWithFacility |
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston
ⓘ
linked to:
Johnson Space Center
|
| associatedWithMission |
Apollo 13 lunar mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 13
|
| associatedWithProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| awardedForPeriod |
Apollo 13 mission, April 11–17, 1970
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 13
|
| awardedTo |
Apollo 13 flight control teams
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 13
NASA Mission Operations Directorate personnel ⓘ |
| awardFor |
exceptional leadership and ingenuity during the Apollo 13 mission
ⓘ
safe return of the Apollo 13 crew to Earth ⓘ |
| conferredBy | executive order of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateAwarded | 1970-04-18 ⓘ |
| describedAs | highest civilian honor of the United States ⓘ |
| follows | Apollo 11 Presidential Medal of Freedom awards ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Cold War space race era
ⓘ
linked to:
Space Race
|
| hasJurisdiction | federal government of the United States ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
recognition of teamwork under extreme time pressure
ⓘ
recognition of technical problem‑solving in spaceflight emergency ⓘ |
| hasRank | highest civilian decoration in the United States ⓘ |
| hasRecipientGroup |
Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team
Mission Control Center, Houston ⓘ
linked to:
Mission Control, Houston
|
| hasType | non‑military decoration ⓘ |
| honours |
Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team
ⓘ
NASA flight controllers ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Mission Control
NASA support staff ⓘ |
| isCollectiveAward | true ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | White House ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Cliff Charlesworth
ⓘ
Gene Kranz ⓘ Gerald D. Griffin ⓘ Glynn Lunney ⓘ Milton Windler ⓘ |
| partOf | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | Apollo 13 rescue effort recognition ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
President of the United States
ⓘ
Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| reason |
averting loss of the Apollo 13 crew
ⓘ
successful management of a critical in‑flight emergency ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Apollo 13
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
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Subject: Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team) Description of subject: The Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team) is the highest U.S. civilian honor awarded collectively to NASA flight controllers and support staff for their exceptional leadership and ingenuity in safely returning the Apollo 13 crew to Earth after a critical in-flight emergency.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Gene Kranz
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awardReceived
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Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team)
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Presidential Medal of Freedom (Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team)
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follows
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Apollo 11 Presidential Medal of Freedom awards
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team)
linked to: Presidential Medal of Freedom (as part of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team)