Roger D. Launius

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Full Name	Roger D. Launius
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	May 15, 1954(1954-05-15)
Age	70
Birthplace	Galesburg
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Taurus

Roger D. Launius Biography

Roger D. Launius is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on May 15, 1954 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Roger D. Launius, an American historian and author of Lithuanian heritage, was born May 15, 1954. He is the former chief historian at NASA. In 2016, he retired as the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Relations. Launius also consults in space and air history. He is the author of many books about space flight and has also published works on the history the Latter Day Saint movement.

Launius is a member of The Community of Christ. He was the president of both the Mormon History Association 1993-1994 and the John Whitmer Historical Association 1991-1992.

Launius is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007), the American Astronomical Society (2001), and the International Academy of Astronautics (2007). He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (2008).

Launius has written more than twenty books and 100 articles on the history of aerospace. Some titles include Historical analogs for the stimulation of space commerce (2014), Space shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned (2013), and Exploring the Solar System: The History and Science of Planetary Probes (2012). He has twice won the AIAA History Manuscript Award, forComing Home: Reentry and Recovery from Space in 2011, and for Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars in 2003.

Launius has published books on the history and beliefs of the Latter Day Saint movement. For his work on Mormon history, Joseph Smith III : Pragmatic Prophet, he won the Beatrice Evans and David Woolley Evans Biography Awards (1989) as well as the John Whitmer Historical Society Best Book Award.

Roger D. Launius Net Worth

Roger D. Launius is one of the richest Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roger D. Launius 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Launius was born in Galesburg in Illinois and grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He graduated from Graceland College, 1976. In 1982, he received a PhD from Louisiana State University in history.

Launius was a civilian historian for the United States Air Force from 1982 to 1990. He was NASA’s chief historian between 1990 and 2002. He was the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History at Smithsonian in 2001. He was the Chair of the Division of Space History of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum from 2002 to 2006. He was Senior Curator from 2006 to 2013, and Associate Director for Collections & Curatorial Affairs at that institution from 2013 through 2016.

Launius contributed space policy analysis in the wake of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board 2003 report. He has been a regular commentator on space- related issues for the news media.

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Who is Roger D Launius?

Launius, a U.S. government historian for 35 years, has served as chief historian for NASA and worked at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, most recently as Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs.

Who is the NASA historian?

Launius is Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), headquartered in Washington, D.C. His office is responsible for preparing books, monographs, special studies, and articles on U.S. aerospace history; managing the NASA Historical Reference Collection of materials about the history …

How do you become a NASA historian?

Applicants must possess a doctorate in history of technology or in a closely related field, or be enrolled as a student in a doctoral degree program and have completed all requirements for the Ph. D., except the dissertation, in history of technology or a related field.

Who is Bill Barry?

William P. Barry became NASA’s chief historian in September 2010. He joined the agency in 2001, after 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he flew KC-135 tankers and served on the faculty of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

What is the salary at NASA?

The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at NASA is $124,363, or $59 per hour , while the estimated median salary is $117,103, or $56 per hour. At NASA, the highest paid job is a Group Product Manager at $223,604 annually and the lowest is a Sr Desktop Support at $41,000 annually.