Roger Launius

Roger D. Launius 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.

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PBS Virtual Event: The New Space Race - A conversation on the history of space exploration and what the future of space tourism might look like, featuring former NASA Chief Historian Roger Launius and more