The Statue of Sally Ride is a sculpture and monument dedicated to NASA astronaut Sally Ride, located in East Garden City, on Long Island, in New York, United States.
The statue of Ride was installed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum in East Garden City in 2022. 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.
The plaque is inscribed:
SALLY RIDE<br>First American Woman in Space
Commissioned by<br>Matson Family Foundation<br>Peter Diamandis: on behalf of the XPRIZE Foundation<br>Maria Shriver
Project Manager:ÃÂ Steven C. Barber
Sculptors:<br>Mark Lundeen â Joey Bainer â George Lundeen
Dedicated<br>June 17, 2022
Cradle of Aviation Museum