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NACA to NASA to now : the frontiers of air and space in the American century

Roger D. Launius, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2022

NACA to NASA to Now: The Frontiers of Air and Space in the American Century tells the story of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and its successor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The NACA and NASA [...]

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Nasa spaceflight : a history of innovation

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; Howard E. McCurdy, Editor | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2018

This book presents the first comprehensive history of innovation at NASA, bringing together experts in the field to illuminate how public-private and international partnerships have fueled new ways of exploring space since the beginning of space[...]

Abandoned in place : preserving America's space history /

Roger D. Launius ; Craig Covault ; Pamela Anne Melroy ; Beth Laura O'Leary ; Roland Miller, Author | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press | 2016

Roland Miller's colour photographs document the NASA, air force, and army facilities across the US that once played a crucial role in the space race. The haunting images collected here impart artistic insight while preserving an important perio[...]

Historical analogs for the stimulation of space commerce

Roger D. Launius, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2014

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Hubble's legacy : reflections by those who dreamed it, built it, and observed the universe with it /

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; David H. DeVorkin, Editor | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Institution Press | A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge | 2014

The development and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have resulted in many rich legacies, most particularly in science and technology - but in culture as well. This book, which includes contributions from historians of science, key[...]

Exploring the solar system : the history and science of planetary exploration /

Roger D. Launius, Editor | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2013

Space shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned /

Roger D. Launius ; John Krige, Author ; James I. Craig, Author ; Ned Allen, Author | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 2013

For the first time in its 30-year history, the NASA Space Shuttle program is chronicled in precise detail, with a focus on the major aspects of the Space Shuttle History.

Coming home : reentry and recovery from space

Roger D. Launius, Author ; Dennis R. Jenkins, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2011

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Globalizing polar science : reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical years

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; James Rodger Fleming, Editor ; David H. DeVorkin, Editor | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2010

The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that was focused on, but not limited to, understanding the Earth's poles. This groundbreaking collection [...]

Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 7, human spaceflight: projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo

John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2008

Robots in space : technology, evolution, and interplanetary travel

Roger D. Launius ; Howard E. McCurdy | Baltimore (United States) : The Johns Hopkins University Press | New series in NASA history | 2008

Roger D. Launius received the Smithsonian Institution Secretary's research Prize 2009 for that book.

Societal impact of spaceflight

Steven J. Dick, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2007

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Critical issues in the history of spaceflight

Steven J. Dick ; Roger D. Launius 2006

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Apollo : a retrospective analysis

Roger D. Launius | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2004

Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 6, space and earth science

John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor ; Ray A. Williamson, Editor ; Stephen J. Garber, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2004

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Space stations : base camps to the stars

Roger D. Launius | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Institution Press | 2003

To reach the high frontier : a history of U.S. launch vehicles

Roger D. Launius ; Dennis R. Jenkins | [S.l.] : University Press of Kentucky | 2002

Access—no single word better describes the primary concern of the exploration and development of space. Every participant in space activities—civil, military, scientific, or commercial—needs affordable, reliable, frequent, flexible access to spa[...]

Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 5, exploring the cosmos

Ray A. Williamson, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor ; United States, Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Editor ; Russell J. Acker, Editor ; History Office National aeronautics and Space Administration, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2001

"Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U. S. civil space program. Volume V, focusing on the exploration of space by robotic spacecraft that have significantly altered our pe[...]

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Imagining space : achievements, predictions, possibilities : 1950-2050

Roger D. Launius ; Howard E. McCurdy ; Ray Bradbury | [S.l.] : Chronicle Books | 2001

In 1949, in the provocative book "The conquest of space", Hollywood special effects artist Chesley Bonestell depicted how the Moon and planets might appear to the first explorers of these new worlds. His renditions, and those of fiction writers,[...]

Reconsidering Sputnik : forty years since the Soviet satellite

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; John M. Logsdon, Editor ; Robert W. Smith, Editor | [S.l.] : Harwood Academic Pub. | Studies in the History of science, technology and medicine | 2000

On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into Earth orbit. This 184-pound, basketball-sized sphere ushered in the era of the space race. At the height of the Cold War and several months into the Int[...]

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Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 4, accessing space

Ray A. Williamson, Editor ; Roger D. Launius, Editor ; Russell J. Acker, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1999

"Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U. S. civil space program. Volume IV, dealing with the question of access to space, publishes 134 key documents on the history of laun[...]

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Exploring the unknown : selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program. Vol. 3, using space

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; John M. Logsdon, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 1998

"Exploring the unknown" is a multi-volume series containing a selection of key documents in the history of the U. S. civil program. Volume III, focusing on the use of space for practical applications, prints 112 keys documents on the history of [...]

Frontiers of space exploration

Roger D. Launius | [S.l.] : Greenwood Press | Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth | 1998

From the first experimentation with rocket technology, in the early 20th century to the Mir space station and the Mars Pathfinder mission of 1997, this one-stop guide to space exploration provides a wealth of information for student researchers[...]

NASA and the exploration of space : with works from the NASA art collection

Roger D. Launius ; Bertram Ulrich ; John Glenn | [S.l.] : Stewart | 1998

2009 luigi napolitano book award from IAA.

Spaceflight and the myth of presidential leadership

Roger D. Launius, Editor ; Howard E. McCurdy, Editor | [S.l.] : University of Illinois Press | 1997