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Smithsonian Atlas of Space

Roger D. Launius

"Journey to the farthest corners of the universe in this visually stunning coffee-table atlas by the former chief historian of NASA"--

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Apollo’S Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings

Roger D. Launius (Roger D. Launius)

An all-encompassing look at the history and enduring impact of the Apollo space program.

In Apollo’s Legacy, space historian Roger D. Launius explores the many-faceted stories told about the meaning…

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Alexander William Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate

Roger D. Launius

Will be of interest to academic specialists and general readers alike, especially those interested in Mormon studies, Missouri history, military history, and Western history.

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Frontiers of Space Exploration, 2nd Edition

Roger D. Launius

Recent advances and setbacks have included the new discoveries from the Galileo mission, the Mars Global Surveyor’s revelation that water once existed on the Red Planet, the International Space Station…

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Joseph Smith III: Pragmatic Prophet

Roger D. Launius

This masterful study charts the extensive common ground and telling differences between two widely separated coal-mining communities: Lanarkshire, in the Clyde Valley of southwest Scotland, and the northern Illinois coalfield…

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Innovation and the Development of Flight

Emphasizes the broader role of the airplane and the technological system relating the subject to larger issues of society, politics, and culture.

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Reaching for the Moon: A Short History of the Space Race

Roger D Launius

Fifty years after the Moon landing, a new history of the space race explores the lives of both Soviet and American engineers

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The History of Space Exploration: Discoveries from the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future

Roger D. Launius

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, here is the first in-depth, fully illustrated history of space exploration.

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The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future

Roger D. Launius

The first in-depth, fully illustrated history of global space discovery and exploration from ancient times to the modern era

The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration is a comprehensive history of…

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To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles

The technical challenge of reaching space with chemical rockets, the high costs associated with space launch, the long lead times necessary for scheduling flights, and the poor reliability of the…

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Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership

Roger D. Launius,Howard E. McCurdy

In Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership, ten contributors present compelling arguments and analyses that shed new light on the power and leadership of the nation’s presidency and on…

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Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 3, 1994.

Roger D. Launius,NASA History Division

First published in 1994 in the NASA Monograph in Aerospace History series. From the introduction: On 25 May 1961 President John F. Kennedy announced to the nation a goal of…

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Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 3, 1994.

Roger D. Launius,NASA History Division

First published in 1994 in the NASA Monograph in Aerospace History series. From the introduction: On 25 May 1961 President John F. Kennedy announced to the nation a goal of…

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Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel

Roger D. Launius,Howard E. McCurdy

One day humankind may find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery can reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the…

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NASA Spaceflight: A History of Innovation

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…

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Hubble’s Legacy: Reflections by Those Who Dreamed It, Built It, and Observed the Universe with It

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. It is also the…

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NASA Spaceflight: A History of Innovation

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…

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Kingdom on the Mississippi Revisited: Nauvoo in Mormon History

Roger D. Launius,John E. Hallwas

Who were the Nauvoo Mormons? Were they Jacksonian Americans or did they embody some other weltanschaung? This title includes fourteen explanations that represent the insightful and imaginative work on Mormon…

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Annotated Bibliography of the Space Shuttle (Two Volumes)

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An annotated bibliography of the Space Shuttle program, 1979-2011, originally published by NASA as Towards A History of the Space Shuttle. This version of the book includes both the first…

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Abandoned in Place: Preserving America’s Space History

Roland Miller

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…

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Differing Visions: Dissenters in Mormon History

The first serious attempt to analyze the careers of converts who later left the Mormon church, this book contains selections about 18 Mormon dissenters–David Whitmer, Fawn Brody, and Sonia Johnson…

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Coming Home: Reentry and Recovery From Space

Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution),Dennis R Jenkins,Nasa History Office

This study represents a means of highlighting the myriad of technological developments that made possible the safe reentry and return from space and the landing on Earth. This story extends…

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Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight (NASA Publication SP-2006-4702)

Steven J. Dick,Roger D. Launius,NASA History Division

At a May 1981 Proseminar in Space History held at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, DC, historians came together to consider the state of…

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Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight (NASA Publication SP-2006-4702)

Steven J. Dick,Roger D. Launius,NASA History Division

At a May 1981 Proseminar in Space History held at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, DC, historians came together to consider the state of…

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Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VI: Space and Earth Science (NASA History Series SP-2004-4407)

John M. Logsdon,NASA History Division

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The Birth of NASA: The Diary of T. Keith Glennan

T Keith Glennan

This book tells the history of NASA through the Diary of a person who had an enormous impact of the program itself. It goes through original ideas about the space…

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Societal Impact of Spaceflight, End Matter

PH D Steven J Dick,Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

Societal Impact of Spaceflight: The purpose of this volume is to examine the effects of spaceflight on society through scholarly research, making use especially of the tools of the historian…

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Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight, Introduction

PH D Steven J Dick,Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

This is a volume consisting of scholarship on the current state of the discipline of space history presented in a joint NASA and NASM conference in 2005. The essays presented…

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Alexander William Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate

Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

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Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context

PH D Steven J Dick,Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

Integrating concepts from philosophical, anthropological, and astrobiological disciplines, Cosmos and Culture begins to explore the interdisciplinary questions of cosmic evolution

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Societal Impact of Spaceflight, Chapter 2

PH D Steven J Dick,Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

The purpose of this volume is to examine the effects of spaceflight on society through scholarly research, making use especially of the tools of the historian and the broader social…

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Societal Impact of Spaceflight, Introduction

PH D Steven J Dick,Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

The purpose of this volume is to examine the effects of spaceflight on society through scholarly research, making use especially of the tools of the historian and the broader social…

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Societal Impact of Spaceflight, End Matter - Scholar’s Choice Edition

PH D Steven J Dick,Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…

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Smithsonian Atlas of Space

Apollo’S Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings

Alexander William Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate

Frontiers of Space Exploration, 2nd Edition

Joseph Smith III: Pragmatic Prophet

Innovation and the Development of Flight

Reaching for the Moon: A Short History of the Space Race

The History of Space Exploration: Discoveries from the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future

The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future

To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles

Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership

Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 3, 1994.

Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 3, 1994.

Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel

NASA Spaceflight: A History of Innovation

Hubble’s Legacy: Reflections by Those Who Dreamed It, Built It, and Observed the Universe with It

NASA Spaceflight: A History of Innovation

Kingdom on the Mississippi Revisited: Nauvoo in Mormon History

Annotated Bibliography of the Space Shuttle (Two Volumes)

Abandoned in Place: Preserving America’s Space History

Differing Visions: Dissenters in Mormon History

Coming Home: Reentry and Recovery From Space

Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight (NASA Publication SP-2006-4702)

Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight (NASA Publication SP-2006-4702)

Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VI: Space and Earth Science (NASA History Series SP-2004-4407)

The Birth of NASA: The Diary of T. Keith Glennan

Societal Impact of Spaceflight, End Matter

Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight, Introduction

Alexander William Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate

Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context

Societal Impact of Spaceflight, Chapter 2

Societal Impact of Spaceflight, Introduction

Societal Impact of Spaceflight, End Matter - Scholar’s Choice Edition

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