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Roger D. Launius

Born

in Galesburg, Illinois, The United States

May 15, 1954

Genre

History, Histoy Of Science, Religion

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Dr. Roger D. Launius earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (American frontier and military history).

Dr. Launius was a civilian historian with the United States Air Force, and became Chief Historian for the Military Airlift Command. Since October 1990 he is Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He is also Senior Curator at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

He is also involved in the study of nineteenth century history and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church).

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Roger D. Launius’s books

Average rating: 3.88 · 209 ratings · 25 reviews · 32 distinct works

	Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership by Roger D. Launius (Introduction), Howard E. McCurdy (Editor) 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NASA and the Exploration of Space: With Works from the Nasa Art Collection 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel (New Series in NASA History) by Roger D. Launius, Howard E. McCurdy 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration by Roger D. Launius, Andrew K. Johnston 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Home: Reentry and Recovery From Space by Roger D. Launius, Dennis R. Jenkins 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imagining Space: Achievements, Predictions, Possibilities 1950-2050 by Roger D. Launius, Howard E. McCurdy, Ray Bradbury (Foreword) 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frontiers of Space Exploration 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Space Shuttle Legacy: How We Did It and What We Learned by Roger D. Launius, John Krige, James I. Craig 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars