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Opno7 t1_j6ly1mj wrote

Space Medal of Honor is the coolest name for an accolade of all time

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AWildDragon OP t1_j6lewvh wrote

> Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Hurley and Behnken will receive the award for bravery in NASA’s SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2) to the International Space Station in 2020.

Always good to see these awards going to living astronauts.

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jdprager t1_j6m0tzt wrote

My boy!!! Doug Hurley went to my alma mater, I got to hang out with him for a bit senior year. Great dude, super laid back. Huge Pink Floyd fan

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pippinator1984 t1_j6mmkx8 wrote

I know this is wrong, but is he the one who cut his head entering the ISS, while everyone else was getting ready for a picture. Or was that someone else?

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CurtisLeow t1_j6lqfz8 wrote

Why is it getting awarded by Kamala Harris? Previous Congressional Space Medal of Honor recipients received the award from the President, not the Vice President.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor

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dhurane t1_j6m5box wrote

I guess it's because the US VP is the Chair of the National Space Council. I'm guessing they want to compartmentalize and keep having the VP being the WH's lead for Space Activities.

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Tulol t1_j6m260f wrote

Because president Biden has bigger fish to fry.

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pippinator1984 t1_j6mm89r wrote

Congratulations. These awards are the highest to receive, no matter who delivers it to recipient. IMO

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Ok-Indication494 t1_j6p2dz1 wrote

I got to meet Bob and Doug after their flight on DM-1 when I worked at SpaceX. I helped build the capsule they flew in and have a piece of the reentry parachute at home. Awesome guys

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Delta4o t1_j6m6uv1 wrote

Their flight to the ISS felt like a historical moment. Not only that, it all went so well as if they were showing off how calm and collected they were on a Sunday afternoon.

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tocksin t1_j6obk08 wrote

Note: space medal of honor is only valid in space. other conditions may apply.

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bucketofmonkeys t1_j6n625i wrote

“Why does everything we get have to have the word ‘space’ in it?”

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liamlb663 t1_j6nr7uz wrote

Yeah even space has space in it, so unfair

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123Klaus t1_j6niuu6 wrote

Hey, why not give a medal to the creator of this great space ship??

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ImaManCheetah t1_j6ouxwu wrote

absolutely there were a lot of people involved, but only two of them put their lives at risk flying on a brand new spacecraft.

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Chairboy t1_j6nx7wo wrote

I think it was a team, is there a specific designer you'd like to see recognized like maybe the engineer John Federspiel?

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123Klaus t1_j6onltz wrote

Thanks, youre right, a team effort. I dont think it is helpful to break up the team and elevate one of their people. Just leave it as is.

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