Diana Josephson, who held leadership positions in the aerospace industry, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Navy Department, died March 6 of cancer at her home in Boulder, Colo. She was 69.
In 1978, after running the American Civil Liberties Union for the National Capital Area for three years, she joined NOAA, where she managed the weather satellite service and the commercialization of the Landsat satellite system. She later held a variety of positions in the aerospace industry.
In 1993, she returned to NOAA. She helped lead a modernizing effort at the National Weather Service. Her contributions led to major improvements in climate forecasting and earned her an NOAA Special Recognition Award for lifetime service.
In 1997, Josephson moved to the U.S. Navy as principal deputy assistant secretary for installations and environments. Among her duties was finding an environmentally friendly way to dispose of napalm left from the Vietnam War. For her contributions, she received the Distinguished Public Service Award, the Navy’s highest civilian honor.
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