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Molly Macauley (Update)

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
July 15, 2016
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Molly Macauley (Update)

Celebration of Life for Molly Macauley Scheduled for July 23 in Baltimore, SpacePolicyOnline
“A celebration of life service for Molly Macauley is planned for July 23, 2016 in Baltimore, MD. Macauley, a highly respected member of the space policy community, was murdered on July 8 while walking her dogs near her home in Baltimore.”
Woman dies after being stabbed in Roland Park, Baltimore Sun
“A 59-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Baltimore’s Roland Park neighborhood as she was walking her dogs Friday night, police said. Officers were called to the 600 block of W. University Parkway around 11 p.m. and found the victim, Molly K. Macauley. She was taken to an area hospital, where she died.”

Molly K. Macauley, National Academy of Engineering
“Her research emphasizes new technology and its application to natural and environmental resources, including the value of satellite-derived Earth science information and its use in understanding ecological systems and human relationships with these systems, and the value placed by the public on the nation’s space activities. Dr. Macauley frequently testifies before Congress and serves on national committees and panels, including the NRC’s Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space … the science advisory board of the National Oceanic and Space Administration, and NASA’s Earth Science Applications Advisory Group. She was selected as a “Rising Star” by the National Space Society, elected to membership in the International Academy of Astronautics, … has received awards for her work from NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration. … She was a lead author for NASA on a synthesis and assessment report for the US Climate Change Science Program on use of Earth observations …”
Molly K. Macauley, Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow, Resources For The Future

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

5 responses to “Molly Macauley (Update)”

  1. jamesmuncy says:
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    Oh my God. Another loss to the visionary caucus of the space policy community. Sigh.

  2. ThomasLMatula says:
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    How sad. Yes, it is a real loss to the space policy community. My condolences to her family and friends.

  3. Courtney Stadd says:
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    As Jim Muncy rightly says, “another loss … to the space community.” Over the past decades, I benefited greatly from Molly’s outstanding economic analyses of the satellite and launch vehicle fields in my various government positions. In my interactions with her, I always found Molly to be incredibly gracious, very knowledgeable and professional as she grappled with complex public policy issues. Her untimely and tragic passing leaves a big analytical void. As a wonderful person and a brilliant analyst, she will be greatly missed. Molly and her family and friends are in my thoughts and prayers.

  4. John C Mankins says:
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    This is such terrible news; Molly was the genuine article: visionary, but rigorous in analyzing the facts presented regardless of her personal interests. Just monstrous…

  5. William Ogilvie says:
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    This is just horrible. What is the USA becoming when this kind of news is the daily fare? My sympathy goes out to Mollys’ friends and family. Maybe I’ll go back to Canada before something like that happens to me. Seriously