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Roger D. Launius

On May 1, 2019, Friends of the LBJ Library viewed a sneak preview of 'Chasing the Moon', a new six-hour PBS documentary series from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. The film documents the space race from its earliest beginnings to the monumental achievement of the first lunar landing in 1969 and beyond. After the screening, a discussion followed with filmmaker Robert Stone, Poppy Northcutt, who at 25 gained worldwide attention as the first woman to serve in the all-male bastion of NASA's Mission Control, and Roger Launius, former chief historian of NASA.

Roger D. Launius (born May 15, 1954) is an American historian and author of Lithuanian descent, a former chief historian of NASA. He retired in 2016 as Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Launius is a consulting historian in air and space history. He has written many books on space flight, and also published on the history of the Latter Day Saint movement. (From Wikipedia)

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Books by Roger D. Launius:

Launius, Roger D.: Toward a History of the Space Shuttle: An Annotated Bibliography (2 volumes; Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1992-2012), also by Aaron K. Gillette, Malinda K. Goodrich, Alice R. Buchalter, and Patrick M. Miller
- Part 1 (1954-1991): PDF at NASA
- Part 2 (1992-2011): multiple formats with commentary at NASA

Additional books by Roger D. Launius in the extended shelves:

Launius, Roger D.: General Duane H. Cassidy, Commander in Chief United States Transportation Command and Commander in Chief Military Airlift Command : an oral history : Air Force joint and business careers (USTRANSCOM Office of History, 1998), also by Duane H. Cassidy, Margaret J. Nigra, James K. Matthews, United States. Military Airlift command. Office of History, and United States. Transportation Command. Office of History (page images at HathiTrust)
Launius, Roger D.: Societal impact of spaceflight (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, History Division, 2007), also by Steven J. Dick (page images at HathiTrust)
Launius, Roger D.: Toward a history of the space shuttle : an annotated bibliography (Washington, DC : NASA History Program Office, Office of Communications, NASA Headquarters, 1992-2012, 1992), also by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. History Office (page images at HathiTrust)

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