- Amherst College 1963 Porter Prize in Astronomy
- 1964 Second Walker Prize in Mathematics
- 1965 John Summer Runnells Scholarship Prize
- 1966 Stanley V. and Charles B. Travis Prize
- NASA Space Flight Medals
- NASA Exceptional Service Medals
- NASA Distinguished Service Medals
- V. M. Komarov and the Sergei P. Korolev Diplomas by the International Aeronautical Federation in 1991 and 1994
- National Aeronautic Association Collier Trophy in 1993
- Aviation Week & Space Technology for Achievements in Space in 1993
- American Astronautical Society Victor A. Prather Award in 1994
- Freedom Forum Free Spirit Award in 1994
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Support Systems Award in 1995
- Inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2007