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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Cometary and Asteroid Missions _ RIP Carolyn Shoemaker (1929-2021)

Posted by: Tom Tamlyn Aug 14 2021, 07:51 PM

https://twitter.com/deicherstar/status/1426525386775703561

Posted by: john_s Aug 16 2021, 03:59 PM

Very sorry to hear this news. She was a lovely person, in addition to her scientific accomplishments.

John

Posted by: Steve G Aug 16 2021, 06:01 PM

Very sad news.

Posted by: Tom Tamlyn Sep 2 2021, 02:22 AM

The New York Times has published an obituary for Carolyn Shoemaker.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/science/space/carolyn-shoemaker-dead.html

I had a small part in this. A staffer on the NYT obituaries desk told me two weeks ago that Carolyn Shoemaker was not on their radar. She suggested that I could send them an email making the case for a NYT obituary, with links to source material, including any prior NYT coverage of her work. I did that, with help and encouragement from john_s.

A couple of days ago a NYT reporter called to tell me that he was working on the obituary. I think he did an excellent job.