Statue of Sally Ride explained

Statue of Sally Ride
Italic Title:no
Artist:George Lundeen, Mark Lundeen, and Joey Bainer
Medium:Bronze and gold sculpture
Subject:Sally Ride
Museum:Cradle of Aviation Museum
City:Garden City, New York, U.S.
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

A statue of NASA astronaut Sally Ride was installed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York, in 2022.[1] Ride, the first American woman in space, is shown holding a Space Shuttle in her right hand and pointing it skywards. She flew on the Space Shuttle Challenger twice, on mission STS-7 in 1983 and STS-41-G in 1984.

The statue, by George Lundeen, Mark Lundeen, and Joey Bainer, is seven feet tall.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-06-18 . The First American Woman in Space: Unveiling of Sculpture Honors Dr. Sally Ride . 2022-06-21 . Metropolitan Airport News . en-US . 2022-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622155601/https://metroairportnews.com/the-first-woman-in-space-unveiling-of-sculpture-honors-dr-sally-ride/ . live .