A statue of
NASA astronaut
Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts V ...
was installed outside the
Cradle of Aviation Museum in
Garden City, New York
Garden City is a village located on Long Island in Nassau County New York. It is the Greater Garden City area's anchor community. The population was 23,272 at the 2020 census.
The Incorporated Village of Garden City is primarily located within ...
, in 2022.
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
STS-41-G (formerly STS-17) was the 13th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''. ''Challenger'' launched on October 5, 1984, and conducted the second shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center o ...
in 1984.
The statue, by George Lundeen, Mark Lundeen, and Joey Bainer, is seven feet tall.
References
2022 establishments in New York (state)
2022 sculptures
Astronauts in art
Monuments and memorials in New York (state)
Outdoor sculptures in New York (state)
Sally Ride
Sculptures of women in New York (state)
Statues in New York (state)
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