Martin C. Weisskopf

Martin C. Weisskopf, 84, died on May 2, 2026. Martin C. Weisskopf was an American space scientist. Martin C. Weisskopf martin Charles Weisskopf (April 21, 1942 – May 2, 2026) was an American space scientist. Until his retirement from NASA at the end of May 2022, he was a project scientist for their Chandra X-ray Observatory, and Chief Scientist for X-ray Astronomy in the Space Sciences Department at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He was also the Principal Investigator of the Small Explorer mission the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). Martin C. Weisskopf's death was recorded in Wikipedia's deaths listings, which provide the source details for this notice. Because the available source material is limited to public biographical information, this memorial focuses on documented life and work rather than unsupported private family, service, or cause-of-death details. The record of Martin C. Weisskopf's life is preserved through the public roles, accomplishments, and affiliations that can be verified from those sources.