Biography of angelita castro kelly obituary
Angelita Castro Kelly was a space scientist and physicist.
August 26, — June 7, Angelita Albano Castro Kelly, beloved wife of Dr. Francis J. Kelly, and youngest daughter of the late Dr. Miguel.!
Angelita Castro-Kelly
American physicist (1942–2015)
In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Albano, the birth surname or paternal family name is Castro, and the marital name is Kelly.
Angelita Castro Kelly (born Angelita Albano Castro, August 26, 1942 - June 7, 2015) was a space scientist[1] and physicist.[2] She is the first female Mission Operations Manager (MOM) of NASA.
She spearheaded and supervised the Earth Observing System missions during its developmental stage.[3]
Castro was born in Jones, Isabela in 1942,[4] but she grew up in Sampaloc, Manila.
Her mother was pharmacist Eufemia Albano and her father was Dr. Miguel Castro, who served as Captain of United States Army Forces in the Far East until he was killed in World War II. She was the youngest of six children.[3]
When she moved to the US to pursue her education, she met fellow physicist Dr.
Francis