Roger Launius
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May 15, 1954 Galesburg, Illinois |
| Residence | U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Graceland College, Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Historian and author |
| Employer | NASA, National Air and Space Museum |
| Website | https://launiusr.wordpress.com/ |
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 Roger D. Launius, “How We Remember Apollo”, Philosophical Society of Washington
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Roger D. Launius (born May 15, 1954) is an American historian and author of Lithuanian descent who has been the chief historian for NASA and is presently the Associate Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Launius specializes in air and space history and the history of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Launius was born in Galesburg, Illinois, and was raised in Greenville, South Carolina. He attended Graceland College and Louisiana State University.
From 1982 to 1990, Launius worked in a number of positions as a civilian historian with the United States Air Force. Between 1990 and 2002, he was the chief historian for NASA. In 2001, he held the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the Smithsonian. Since 2002, Launius has held the position of Associate Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Launius was a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board in 2003. He is frequently asked for his opinion on space-related issues by the news media.
Launius is a member of the Community of Christ. He was president of the Mormon History Association in 1993–94 and was president of the John Whitmer Historical Association in 1991–92.
Launius has written more than twenty books and 100 articles on the history of aerospace. Recent titles include Historical analogs for the stimulation of space commerce (2014), Space shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned (2013), and Exploring the Solar System: The History and Science of Planetary Probes (2012). He has twice won the AIAA History Manuscript Award, forComing Home: Reentry and Recovery from Space in 2011, and for Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars in 2003.
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