James R. Hansen

JAMES R. HANSEN is professor emeritus of history at Auburn University and a former NASA historian. Author of 15 books on air, space, and exploration, his book First Man (the authorized Neil Armstrong biography) was a two-time New York Times bestseller, translated into 24 languages, and adapted into an Academy Award–winning film. NASA nominated Spaceflight Revolution for a Pulitzer. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife Peggy.