Honors and legacy[edit]
President Kennedy honors Dr. von Kármán.
Each year since 1960 the American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded to an individual the Theodore von Karman Medal, "in recognition of distinguished achievement in engineering mechanics."[15]
In 2005 von Kármán was named an Honorary Fellow of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). Fellows of the AEDC are recognized as, "People who have made exceptionally distinguished contributions to the center's flight testing mission."[16]
Craters on Mars and the Moon are named in his honor.
The boundary between the atmosphere and space is named the Kármán Line
In Irvine, CA there is a 5-mile street that runs through the heart of Irvine's business center named after him.