Dr. Roger D. Launius worked as a senior official at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., until retirement in 2017. Between 1990 and 2002 he served as chief historian of ...

Chair of the Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum and former Chief Historian at NASA, Dr. Roger Launius will make a presentation on Apr. 15 at the Museum of Flight based on his ...

U.S. forces safely rescued the second F-15E airman of a fighter jet that went down on Friday. by Rose Egge On the eve of the 50th anniversary of astronaut John Glenn's historic orbital flight, ...

Defining the shuttle : the spaceplane tradition / Roger D. Launius -- Designing the shuttle : living within the political system / Roger D. Launius -- Managing the space shuttle : leadership, change, ...

The western forum : perspectives on scarcity, population, ecology, and the American West / Wilbur R. Jacobs -- Introduction / Roger D. Launius -- From colony to commonweslth : the rise of the ...

The beauty and science of space combine in the book Smithsonian Atlas of Space. This 400-page hardback, created by NASA’s Chief Historian Roger D. Launius, features illustrations, maps, and images ...

You are cordially invited to the National History Center’s Congressional Briefing on Commercialization of Space Travel and Human Participation in Space Exploration 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Roger D.

ROGER D. LAUNIUS served as chief historian of NASA between 1990 and 2002 and is a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the Exceptional Achievement Medal. From NASA, he moved to the ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Roger D. Launius was a Chief Historian for NASA with 10 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2003 Forum as a Chair for the Space History Department in ...