Roger D. Launius
Forfatter af NASA and the Exploration of Space
Om forfatteren
Roger D. Launius is Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs and a senior curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, as well as former NASA chief historian. David H. DeVorkin is a senior curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
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(eng) Roger D. Launius writes on lunar and Planetary exploration, history of U.S. space flight, Mormonism, and baseball
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Værker af Roger D. Launius
The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future (2018) 47 eksemplarer
Cultures in Conflict; A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois (1995) — Redaktør — 21 eksemplarer
Kingdom on the Mississippi Revisited: NAUVOO IN MORMON HISTORY (1996) — Redaktør; Bidragyder — 13 eksemplarer
Exploring the Solar System: The History and Science of Planetary Exploration (Palgrave Studies in the History of… (2012) 6 eksemplarer
Hubble's Legacy: Reflections by Those Who Dreamed It, Built It, and Observed the Universe with It (Smithsonian… (2014) 6 eksemplarer
Joseph Smith, Jr.'s Red Brick Store (Western Illinois monograph series) (1985) — Forfatter — 6 eksemplarer
Seasons in the Sun: The Story of Big League Baseball in Missouri (SPORTS & AMERICAN CULTURE) (2002) 3 eksemplarer
Globalizing Polar Science: Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years (Palgrave Studies in the History… (2010) — Redaktør — 2 eksemplarer
Sputnik, Eisenhower, and the founding of NASA: Unintended Consequences of the International Geophysical Year 1 eksemplar
Underlying assumptions of human spaceflight in the United States [Acta Astronautica 62 (2008) 341-356] 1 eksemplar
The historical dimension of space exploration: reflections and possibilities [Space Policy 16 (2000) 23-38] 1 eksemplar
Planning the post-Apollo space program: Are there lessons for the present? [Space Policy 28 (2012) 38-44] 1 eksemplar
Apollo's Legacy: The Space Race in Perspective 1 eksemplar
An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program 1 eksemplar
MAC and the Legacy of the Berlin Airlift (Monograph of the Military Airlift Command, Office of History) (1989) — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Abandoned in Place: Preserving America's Space History (2016) — Forord, nogle udgaver — 30 eksemplarer
Excavating Mormon Pasts: The New Historiography of the Last Half Century (2004) — Omslagsfotograf/tegner/... — 17 eksemplarer
Restoration Studies II: A Collection of Essays About the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Reorganized Church of… (1983) — Bidragyder — 6 eksemplarer
An early Latter Day Saint history: The book of John Whitmer kept by commandment (1980) — Redaktør, nogle udgaver — 6 eksemplarer
Enchanted Rendezvous : John C. Houbolt and the Genesis of the Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Concept (1999) — Forord — 5 eksemplarer
Restoration Studies III: A Collection of Essays About the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Reorganized Church of… (1986) — Bidragyder — 3 eksemplarer
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume 20, Number 4, Winter 1987 (1987) — Bidragyder — 2 eksemplarer
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 31, Number 1 (Spring 1998) (1998) — Bidragyder — 2 eksemplarer
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 28, Number 2 (Summer 1995) (1995) — Bidragyder — 2 eksemplarer
Restoration Studies VI: A Collection of Essays About the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Reorganized Church of… (1995) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 54, No. 2, Spring 1986 - Roads Less Traveled (1986) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 39, Number 4 (Winter 2006) (2006) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 30, Number 2 (Summer 1997) (1997) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 27, Number 1 (Spring 1994) (1994) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 56, No. 2, Spring 1988 - Great Salt Lake (1988) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol, 54, No. 3, Summer 1986 - The Great Depression (1986) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 25, Number 4 (Winter 1992) (1992) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 22, Number 2 (Summer 1989) (1989) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Restoration Studies IV: A Collection of Essays About the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Reorganized Church of… (1988) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 24, Number 2 (Summer 1991) (1991) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Restoration Studies VIII: A Collection of Essays About the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Reorganized Church of… (2000) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Restoration Studies V: A Collection of Essays About the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Reorganized Church of… (1993) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 23, Number 3 (Fall 1990) (1990) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 23, Number 2 (Summer 1990) (1990) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
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- Juridisk navn
- Launius, Roger Dale
- Fødselsdato
- 1954-05-15
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Galesburg, Illinois, USA
- Bopæl
- Galesburg, Illinois, USA (birthplace)
Washington, D.C., USA
Crofton, Maryland, USA - Uddannelse
- Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, USA (BA|History|1976)
Louisiana State University (MA|1978)
Louisiana State University (PhD|1982) - Erhverv
- historian
museum curator
author - Organisationer
- National Air and Space Museum (curator)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (chief historian)
Scott Air Force Base (historian)
American Astronautical Society
International Academy of Astronautics
American Association for the Advancement of Science (vis alle 12)
American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics
Society for History in the Federal Government
Mormon History Association (president)
John Whitmer Historical Association
Military Airlift Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (command historian)
Hill Air Force Base (chief of office of history) - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- NASA Group Achievement Award (2011)
John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award (2009)
Roger R. Trask Award (2009)
NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2001)
NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1999) - Oplysning om flertydighed
- Roger D. Launius writes on lunar and Planetary exploration, history of U.S. space flight, Mormonism, and baseball
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Carefully-researched, examining both the origins and the accomplishments of the Apollo program, the book highlights previously untold stories and insights of the program in the light of the Cold War as it offers a historical perspective on mankind’s steps away from planet Earth.
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