Propulsion Laboratory, Phoenix Project Payload Manager, 2009 Ryan M. Lien, Johnson Space Center, Lead ISS CAPCOM Expedition 17, 2009 Eric Becker, Armstrong Flight Research Center, deputy director of Flight Operations, 2009 2010 Honorees: Jonathan H. Jiang, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Research Scientist Michael Engle, Johnson Space Center, Chief Engineer, Astronaut Office 2011 Honorees: Gustavo Carreno, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Avionics Supervisor Philip Hall, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Global Hawk Deputy Project Manager Kevin D. James, Ames Research Center, Senior Research Engineer, ARIES/ORION Launch Abort Flight Dynamics Tests Terry D. Rolin, Ph.D., Marshall Space Flight Center, Avionics Failure Analyst Eddie Zavala, Armstrong Flight Research Center, SOFIA Program Manager 2012 Honorees: Patrick Hogan Ames Research Center, NASA WorldWind Project Manager Charles C. Cramer, Langley Research Center, Special Agent 2013 Honorees: Kobie Boykins, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Senior Mechanical Engineer Jonathan H. Jiang, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Principal Scientist Brett A. Smith, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dawn Attitude Control Team Leader David Y. Oh, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory Cross-Cutting Domain Lead Brett A. Smith, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dawn Attitude Control Team Leader 2014 Honorees: Stephen D. Van Genderen, Kennedy Space Center, Thermal Fluids Systems Analysis Engineer 2015 Honorees: Geoffrey S. Sage, Goddard Space Flight Center, Procurement Analyst Guy T. Noffsinger, NASA Headquarters, Senior Television Producer - NASA Television Justin C. Pane, Ames Research Center, Contracting Officer David K. Tow, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Range Systems Engineer 2016 Honorees: Jennifer C. Franzo John C. Stennis Space Center Carlos A. Gomez-Rosa, Goddard Space Flight Center, MAVEN Mission Director Quang-Viet Nguyen, NASA Headquarters, DSCOVR Program Executive David Howard Matthews, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Communications Security Program Manager 2018 Honorees: Bhanu Sood, Goddard Space Flight Center, Deputy Chief Technologist 2019 Honorees: Rita Sambruna, NASA Headquarters 2020 Honorees: Ryan Lien, Johnson Space Center, 56 Soyuz Mishap ISS Short Term Impact Team Lead Soyuz MS-10 See also List of NASA awards References External links NASA awards National Aeronautics and Space Administration Honor Awards (1969-1978) Exceptional Achievement Medal Awards established in 1991 1991 establishments in the United States