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


Biography

Eilene Marie Slack was born in
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and graduated from
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in Pennsylvania, with a degree in political science. She was known as Eilene Galloway after her marriage to George Galloway, an expert on the workings of Congress. Her work with the
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in the
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began in 1941. During the
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, 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
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, who then asked Galloway to assist in the summarization of Congressional testimonies regarding Sputnik. Galloway worked for several decades on the
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Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and was editor of ''Space Law Senate Symposium''''World''cat
/ref> 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). She served on NASA advisory committees, and was a founding member of the International Institute of Space Law. Galloway published numerous articles.


Personal life

Eilene Marie Slack married George Galloway, a colleague at the Congressional Research Service. Their son, J. F. Galloway, is a retired professor of political science. Eilene Galloway died in Washington, D.C. on May 2, 2009


Recognition

In 1984 Galloway was the recipient of the NASA Public Service Award and Gold Medal and in 1987 she became the first person to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Aerospace. She became a fellow of the American Astronautical Society in 1996 and in 2006 was the first woman elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The annual international Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law is named in her honour. Her papers are at the
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.


See also

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Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...
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National Aeronautics and Space Act The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 () is the United States federal statute that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Act, which followed close on the heels of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, was ...
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International Institute of Space Law The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is an international space advocacy organization based in Paris, and founded in 1951 as a non-governmental organization to establish a dialogue between scientists around the world and to lay t ...
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Space law Space law is the body of law governing space-related activities, encompassing both international and domestic agreements, rules, and principles. Parameters of space law include space exploration, liability for damage, weapons use, rescue efforts ...


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