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Roger D. Launius

Teoksen NASA and the Exploration of Space tekijä

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Roger D. Launius is Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs and a senior curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, as well as former NASA chief historian. David H. DeVorkin is a senior curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
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(eng) Roger D. Launius writes on lunar and Planetary exploration, history of U.S. space flight, Mormonism, and baseball

Image credit: Roger D. Launius [credit: Carla Schaffer]

Tekijän teokset

NASA and the Exploration of Space (1998) 56 kappaletta
Differing Visions: Dissenters in Mormon History (1994) — Toimittaja; Johdanto — 19 kappaletta
Frontiers of space exploration (1998) 14 kappaletta
Kingdom on the Mississippi Revisited: NAUVOO IN MORMON HISTORY (1996) — Toimittaja; Avustaja — 12 kappaletta
Reconsidering a Century of Flight (2003) — Toimittaja — 6 kappaletta
Missouri Folk Heroes of the Nineteenth Century (1989) — Toimittaja; Avustaja — 4 kappaletta
NASA spaceflight : a history of innovation (2017) — Toimittaja — 4 kappaletta

Associated Works

The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space (2019) — Avustaja — 53 kappaletta
Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History (2000) — Avustaja — 40 kappaletta
Abandoned in Place: Preserving America's Space History (2016) — Esipuhe, eräät painokset30 kappaletta
Utah History Encyclopedia (1994) — Avustaja — 17 kappaletta
Excavating Mormon Pasts: The New Historiography of the Last Half Century (2004) — Kansikuvataiteilija — 16 kappaletta
Reconsidering No Man Knows My History (1996) — Avustaja — 14 kappaletta
Scattering Of The Saints: Schism Within Mormonism (2007) — Avustaja — 9 kappaletta
An early Latter Day Saint history: The book of John Whitmer kept by commandment (1980) — Toimittaja, eräät painokset6 kappaletta
Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology (1997) — Esipuhe — 5 kappaletta
Mormon Identities in Transition (1996) — Avustaja — 4 kappaletta
Journal of Mormon History - Vol. 32, No. 3, Fall 2006 (2006) — Avustaja — 3 kappaletta
Utah Historical Quarterly (Fall 1991, Vol. 59, No. 4) (1991) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 51, No. 2 (Spring 1983) (1983) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
Journal of Mormon History - Vol. 17, 1991 (1991) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
Journal of Mormon History - Volume 19 No. 1 (Spring 1993) (1993) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
Sunstone - Vol. 19:3, Issue 103, September 1996 (1996) — Avustaja — 1 kappale
Journal of Mormon History - Volume 15 (1989) (1989) — Avustaja — 1 kappale

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A comprehensive look at the history of NASA’s Apollo program and its irrevocable impact on American society. As he considers the many perceptions of the moon landings . . . celebrated, criticized, denied . . . the author examines them in the light of key moments in the space race.

Carefully-researched, examining both the origins and the accomplishments of the Apollo program, the book highlights previously untold stories and insights of the program in the light of the Cold War as it offers a historical perspective on mankind’s steps away from planet Earth.

Highly recommended.
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jfe16 | May 21, 2019 |
I thought this would be a book about the ISS and maybe Mir, something to skim and discard. I was pleasantly surprised by its scope, beginning with an early appearance of a "brick moon" space station in mid-19th century science fiction and placing the concept of space stations firmly in the context of early rocketry and space flight. This book has earned a place with the rest of the space-related books on our shelf.

I'd be interested in reading a 15-years-later update.
 
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muumi | 1 muu arvostelu | Jan 7, 2019 |
Examining man’s continued desire to explore the next frontier in the Smithsonian’s own unique way, this book takes readers from its earliest history to the edge of tomorrow.

This comprehensive look at space exploration, accompanied by charts, illustrations, and photographs, examines the history of spaceflight, the dawning of the space age, and the race to the moon. It looks at international space exploration, shines a spotlight on both manned and unmanned missions, and offers a list for suggested further reading.

Here readers will find an in-depth history of global space discovery and exploration from the time of man’s earliest speculations to transterrestrial expectations. In these pages, readers will discover the story of the dream becoming reality even as they ponder the future waiting for mankind to bring it into existence.

Highly recommended.
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jfe16 | Dec 15, 2018 |
The history of space exploration has brought about many leaps for mankind. Here in this coffee-table-sized book, foremost experts from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum offer readers a stunning visual narrative of our journey from the Earth to the stars.

From ancient observatories and the scientists who envisioned space, the narrative takes readers to the beginning of the space age and the gateways to space. Orbiting the Earth and reaching for moon lead readers to other terrestrial worlds, and then across the solar system.

A basic shelf of readings on the history of space exploration is included for further reading.

Highly recommended.
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jfe16 | Nov 20, 2018 |

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Linda Thatcher Editor, Introduction
John E. Hallwas Editor, Contributor
F. Mark McKiernan Author, Contributor

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573
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4.0
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10
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