Recipients:

• 2018 – Ann P. Over
• 2017 – Peggy Whitson
• 2016 – Robert Meyerson
• 2015 – Stamatios M. “Tom” Krimigis
• 2014 – Norman R. Augustine
• 2013 – Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
• 2012 – Michael T. Suffredini
• 2011 – Space Shuttle Program
• 2010 – William H. Gerstenmaier
• 2009 – Glynn S. Lunney
• 2008 – A. Thomas Young
• 2007 – Charles J. Pellerin, Jr.
• 2006 – Robert G. Hoey
• 2005 – Charles Elachi
• 2004 – Harold W. “Hal” Gehman, Jr.
• 2003 – Sally K. Ride
• 2002 – Roy S. Estess
• 2001 – John Glenn
• 2000 – Eileen M. Collins
• 1999 – Neil A. Armstrong
• 1998 – C. Michael Foale
• 1997 – Shannon W. Lucid
• 1996 – Edward C. Stone
• 1995 – Daniel S. Goldin
• 1994 – Carolyn L. Huntoon
• 1993 – John W. Young
• 1992 – Forrest S. McCartney
• 1990 – Aaron Cohen
• 1989 – John R. Casani
• 1988 – Robert O. Aller
• 1987 – James B. Odom
• 1986 – Eugene F. Kranz
• 1985 – Jesse W. Moore
• 1984 – James M. Beggs
• 1983 – George W. S. Abbey
• 1982 – Chester M. Lee
• 1981 – William R. Lucas
• 1980 – Robert F. Thompson
• 1979 – George W. Jeffs
• 1978 – Walter C. Williams
• 1977 – John F. Yardley
• 1976 – Sigurd A. Sjoberg
• 1975 – Maxime A. Faget and Walker E. Giberson
• 1974 – William C. Schneider
• 1973 – Rocco A. Petrone
• 1972 – Charles W. Mathews
• 1971 – Joseph G. Gavin, Jr.
• 1970 – Edgar M. Cortright
• 1969 – Christopher C. Kraft, Jr.
• 1968 – George M. Low and George E. Mueller
• 1967 – Kurt H. Debus and William H. Pickering
• 1966 – Robert R. Gilruth
• 1965 – Hugh L. Dryden (Posthumously)
• 1964 – No Award Given
• 1963 – No Award Given
• 1962 – Charles Stark Draper
• 1961 – Fred L. Whipple
• 1960 – Homer E. Newell
• 1959 – No Award Given
• 1958 – James A. van Allen
• 1957 – Wernher von Braun
• 1956 – George W. Hoover
• 1955 – Hermann Oberth