Roger D. Launius

Nov 21, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Roger D. Launius

Following the 1990s discovery that Mars had once been a watery oasis in the solar system’s habitable zone, NASA devised a strategy to search for evidence of H2O. “Follow the water” became the watchwords of every Mars mission thereafter. The hopes of finding life on Mars took a new turn in 1996. In August, a team of scientists from NASA and Stanford University announced that a Mars meteorite found in the Allan Hills of Antarctica contained evidence of ancient Martian life.

Oct 22, 2024 | slj.com | Roger D. Launius |Jessica Schriver

. Oct. 2024. 400p. Tr $60. ISBN 9781588347800. COPY ISBN Gr 3-8–Launius gives young readers and researchers the knowledge needed to keep the pace in the space race. The Atlas is organized into five large sections that are sandwiched between an introduction and an index.

Apr 22, 2024 | shepherd.com | Christopher Gainor |Andrew Chaikin |Meredith Bagby |Roger D. Launius

I have read many books about the Apollo astronauts and their journeys to the Moon, but this very readable book is the only one that took me along on the greatest human adventure in space. Chaikin also left me knowing each one of these astronauts better than I did when I started. Why should I read it? 6authors pickedA Man on the Moonas one of their favorite books, and they sharewhy you should read it. What is this book about?