Eilene Galloway

Eilene Galloway (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 was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Her work with the Congressional Research Service in the Library of Congress began in 1941.[1] During the Sputnik Crisis, Galloway was asked by Senator Richard Russel Jr to write a report on the impact of the Soviet Union being the first to send a satellite into orbit. Russel then introduced Galloway to Lyndon B. Johnson,[3] who then asked Galloway to assist in the summarization of Congressional testimonies regarding Sputnik.[4] 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][5] She played a part in the creation of the Agency for the American Space Explorative and as a founding member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL).[1] Her son, J. F. Galloway, is a retired professor of political science.[1] Her papers are at the University of Mississippi School of Law.

See also

References
  1. Billings, Linda (2009-05-04). "Eilene Galloway, the Woman Who Helped Create NASA, Dies at Age 102". NASA. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  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. "Eilene Galloway Oral History". historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. Whiting, Melanie (2018-04-02). "60 Years Ago, Eisenhower Proposes NASA to Congress". NASA. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  5. Worldcat


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