| Date: | 2018-02-14 16:26:06 | |
| Sender: | ”Pearlman, Michael R. (Mike)” <mpearlman@cfa.harvard.edu> | |
| Subject: | [SLR-Mail] No.2487: Re: [ilrs] Passing of Dr Yoshihide Kozai | |
| Author: | Toshimichi Otsubo, Hitotsubashi University | |
| Content: | Dear Toshi, We were very sad to learn about the passing of Dr. Kozai. His work in orbit dynamics was of paramount importance to the Smithsonian Standard Earth models and other Earth model developments early in the space age. We also worked with him on the Dodaira Satellite Laser Ranging Station in the early 1970´s. I remembered his wonderful hospitality when I visited. It was a pleasure to see him once again at the Workshop on Laser Ranging in Fujiyoshida. His impact on space geodesy will long be remembered. Please extend our condolences to his family. Mike Pearlman for the ILRS. On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Toshimichi Otsubo wrote: > Author: Toshimichi Otsubo, Hitotsubashi University > > Dear Laser Ranging Colleagues, > > I have to inform you of very sad news. Dr Yoshihide Kozai passed > away on 5 February 2018 at the age of 89. > > He is so well known in the field of orbit dynamics and also as > a leading pioneer of satellite laser ranging since 1960´s. He later > served as the founding Director General of National Astronomical > Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). He had a strong presence even > after that - many of us remember his appearance and great > speech in the 18th Int. Workshop on Laser Ranging in Fujiyoshida. > > More info from NAOJ: > https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/announcements/2018/20180213-kozai.html > > We will miss him so much. > > Best Regards, > > Toshimichi Otsubo > Hitotsubashi University > Web http://geo.science.hit-u.ac.jp/ Tel & Fax +81-42-580-8968 > Dear Toshi, We were very sad to learn about the passing of Dr. Kozai. His work in orbit dynamics was of paramount importance to the Smithsonian Standard Earth models and other Earth model developments early in the space age. We also worked with him on the Dodaira Satellite Laser Ranging Station in the early 1970's. I remembered his wonderful hospitality when I visited. It was a pleasure to see him once again at theWorkshop on Laser Ranging in Fujiyoshida. His impact on space geodesy will long be remembered. Please extend our condolences to his family. Mike Pearlman for the ILRS. On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Toshimichi Otsubo <t.otsubo@r.hit-u.ac.jp> wrote: Author: Toshimichi Otsubo, Hitotsubashi University |