Special Honors
- Fulbright Scholarship (1959–1960)
- Outstanding Flying Award, Class 69-06, Vance Air Force Base (1969)
- Two NASA Group Achievement Awards (1971 and 1974) in recognition of contributions to the Apollo 15 Lunar Traverse Planning Team and for subsequent work on the Outlook for Space Study Team
- Yale Science and Engineering Association Award for Advancement of Basic and Applied Science (1972)
- DePauw University Distinguished Alumnus Award (1972)
- NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1973)
- NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1978)
- NASA Superior Performance Award (1975 and 1981)
- Honorary doctor of science from DePauw University (1983)
- Komarov Diploma from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
- US Astronaut Hall of Fame (2005)
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