Statue of Sally Ride

Statue of Sally Ride
Artist	George Lundeen, Mark Lundeen, and Joey Bainer
Year	2022 (2022)
Medium	Bronze and gold sculpture
Subject	Sally Ride
Location	Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	40°43′41.1″N73°35′50.6″W / 40.728083°N 73.597389°W / 40.728083; -73.597389

A statue of NASA astronaut Sally Ride was installed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York, in 2022. ^{[1] [2]} Ride, the first American woman in space, is shown holding a model of a Space Shuttle orbiter 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. ^{[1] [2]}

The plaque is inscribed:

SALLY RIDE
First American Woman in Space

Commissioned by
Matson Family Foundation
Peter Diamandis: on behalf of the XPRIZE Foundation
Maria Shriver

Project Manager:  Steven C. Barber

Sculptors:
Mark Lundeen – Joey Bainer – George Lundeen

Dedicated
June 17, 2022

Cradle of Aviation Museum

References

1. "The First American Woman in Space: Unveiling of Sculpture Honors Dr. Sally Ride". Metropolitan Airport News. June 18, 2022. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
2. Phillips, Ted (June 18, 2022). "With statue, museum takes a Ride into history". Newsday. ProQuest   2677992342.