Ida taler ngamolihang Medali Kehormatan Antariksa Kongrés ring warsa 1978 olih Présidén Jimmy Carter, miwah ring warsa 2009, ida ngamolihang Medali Emas Kongrés.
He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter in 1977 and the Congressional Gold Medal of the United States in 2004.