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Roger D. Launius | |
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| Born | May 15, 1954 Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Graceland College, Louisiana State University |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and author |
| Employer(s) | 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 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
- ^ Curriculum vitae Retrieved April 7, 2018
- ^ "Dr Roger Launius". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.