Background
Markley, FRancis Landis was born on July 20, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis L. and Greta T. (Tschan) Markley.
Markley, FRancis Landis was born on July 20, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis L. and Greta T. (Tschan) Markley.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1967.
Assistant professor physics, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1968-1974; computer scientist, Computer Sciences Corporation, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1974-1978; research physicist, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1978-1985; aerospace engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., since 1990; assistant head guidance & control branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1990-1994; staff engineer guidance and control branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., since 1994. Adjunct Professor George Washington University, Washington, 1990-1991.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member American Astronautical Society (senior ), Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Married Mary Jane Sheppard, December 21, 1965 (divorced 1977). 1 child, Michelle; married Gail M. Gotsch, July 28, 1978.