Eilene Galloway

Eilene Galloway (Kansas City, Missouri, May 4, 1906 – May 2, 2009) was an American researcher and editor. She was often called "The Grand Dame of Space"^[1] and described as "an influential force in the development and analysis of domestic and international space law and policy".^[2]

Biography

Galloway's work with the Congressional Research Service in the Library of Congress began in 1941.^[1] Dr. Galloway worked for several decades on the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and was editor of Space Law Senate Symposium^[1][3]

She played a part in the creation of the Agency for the American Space Explorative (see also:National Aeronautics and Space Act) and as a founding member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) (see also: the International Institute of Space Law and Space law).^[1]

Her son, J. F. Galloway, is a retired professor of political science.^[1]

See also

• Library of Congress
• Lyndon Johnson

References

1. "NASA - Eilene Galloway, the Woman Who Helped Create NASA, Dies at Age 102". Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
2. May 15, 2006 [U.S] Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee from Linda Billings [12:12(UTC)]
3. Worldcat

External links

• Linda Billings retrieved 12:47 (GMT) 29.10.2011
• NASA(updated by Steve Garber, NASA History Web Curator )
• Happy 100th to the Woman Who Helped Create NASA 05.04.06 12:15 (GMT)29.10.2011
• Sputnik and the Creation of NASA: A Personal Perspective By Eilene Galloway NASA 12:14 (GMT)29.10.2011
• NASA.gov MediaPlayer 12:18 (GMT) 29.10.2011
• Eliene Galloway, The Woman who Helped Create NASA