Dr Eileen M Galloway 1906-2009What an inspiring woman and I only get to hear of her because she has died aged almost 103 years.
Dr Galloway was born a few years after the Wright brothers managed their historic flight and lived to see the space age reach its half century. In this video to commemorate fifty years since Sputnik was launched, Eileen Galloway describes the concern that the space age would herald an age of weapons of mass destruction in space. This is less likely owing to the ongoing efforts by Dr Galloway in opposing the use of space for military purposes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9l2eCxalvg
Her NASA obituary states that:
Galloway worked for several decades with the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and was instrumental in creating the International Institute of Space Law, which serves as the forum for legal scholars and others from around the world in studying and debating the legal issues associated with the exploration and utilization of space.
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/galloway_obit.html
Her role in setting up NASA deserves the widest recognition. Her work is an inspiration for women who want to work in this field as well as those of us who want this planet to get serious about colonising our solar system. (Am I reading too much science fiction again?)
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