2026 Aero Club of New England Godfrey L. Cabot Award Luncheon
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The 2026 Godfrey L. Cabot Award
will be presented to
Astronaut Sunita "Suni" L. Williams
June 4, 2026
Sunita “Suni” L. Williams is a retired NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain. She was selected as an Astronaut by NASA in 1998 and flew on three long-duration space missions: Expeditions 14/15, 32/33, and 71/72. Williams has logged 608 days in space and completed 62 hours and 6 minutes of spacewalk time, the most of any woman and fourth on NASA’s all-time list. In June 2024, she launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for its first crewed mission to the International Space Station. After NASA’s decision to return Starliner uncrewed, she continued serving as a member of Expeditions 71/72 and returned to Earth in March 2025 aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s Crew-9 mission. She became the first person to run a marathon in space on April 16, 2007, completing the Boston Marathon in 4 hours and 24 minutes while aboard the International Space Station.
Born in Euclid, Ohio, Williams considers Needham, Massachusetts her hometown. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Science from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. Commissioned as a U.S. Navy officer in 1987, she became a Naval Aviator in 1989 and later graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. Williams served in multiple operational, test, and leadership aviation roles, logging more than 3,000 flight hours in over 30 aircraft. At NASA, she held technical and management positions including work in robotics, Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office, Flight Engineer for Expedition 32, and Commander of Expedition 33. She has received numerous military awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Navy Commendation Medal, also recently the prestigious 2026 Michael Collins Trophy for Current Achievement by the National Air and Space Museum.
The Cabot Award Luncheon
to be held at
The Harvard Club of Boston
374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
Parking for a fee is available in the Club’s own lot, located directly behind the Clubhouse at 415 Newbury Street.
Thursday, June 4, 2026
11:30am Reception (Cash Bar) • 12:10pm Luncheon Service Begins
Chicken Française Entree, Roasted Tomatoes, Artichokes, Capers
Dessert - Boston Cream Pie
Tickets: ACONE Members - $110 per person • Non-Members - $120 per person •
Tables of 8 available, please contact Georgia Pappas for details.
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Reservations are required and must be received by Monday June 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
For further information, dietary restrictions, or questions,
please contact Georgia Pappas at 781-592-9357.
The Cabot Award, named to commemorate Dr. Godfrey L. Cabot (now deceased), is presented annually by ACONE to an individual, or team who has made unique and unparalleled contributions to encourage and advance aviation and space flight.
Previous recipients include Igor Sikorsky, Gen. Curtis LeMay, Gen. James Doolittle, Space Ship One Team, Col. Eileen Collins, Harrison Ford, NASA Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Team, astronauts and many notable others.
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE), the first aero club in the Americas, was organized in Boston on January 20, 1902 nearly two full years prior to the first flight of the Wright Brothers on December 17, 1903 at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
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Georgia Pappas
7815929357 (p)
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