Award, Lindbergh Eagle, Sally Ride

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This Lindbergh Eagle award was given to Dr. Sally K. Ride in May 1985 to honor her achievement as the first American woman in space. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, widow of the famed aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, presented the award at a ceremony during Minneapolis' Lindbergh Heritage week. Lindbergh, who had often flown with her husband as a co-pilot, navigator, and radio operator, modestly declined the comparison made between herself and Ride as flight "pioneers," saying that Ride was more deserving of the title. Also in attendance were Alan Shepard, the first American in space, and Apollo astronauts Russell "Rusty" Schweickart and Donald "Deke" Slayton.

Type: AWARDS-Miscellaneous
Medium: Glass, Plastic, Unknown Non-Magnetic White Metal
Department: NASM
Institution: National Air and Space Museum
Object number: nasm_A20140259000
Credit: Gift of Tam O'Shaughnessy

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Award, Lindbergh Eagle, Sally Ride

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