James R. Hansen

Author of "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong"

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James R. Hansen Biography

James R. Hansen is the author of First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, the first and only authorized biography of one of America's most celebrated heroes. With unprecedented access to private documents, interviews with more than 125 subjects, including more than 50 hours of interviews with Armstrong himself and 12 hours with his first wife Janet, as well as unpublished sources, Hansen produced the first in-depth analysis of this elusive American celebrity.

Hansen has written about aerospace history and the history of technology for the past 23 years. He has published books and articles on a wide variety of topics ranging from the early days of aviation, the first nuclear fusion reactors, the Moon landings, to the environmental history of golf courses.

In 1995, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration nominated his book Spaceflight Revolution for a Pulitzer Prize, the only time NASA has ever made such a nomination. His book From the Ground Up won the History Book Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His other books, The Bird is on the Wing and The Wind and Beyond, explore the role of aerodynamics in the progress of the airplane in America. The latter is the first in a six volume series prepared by Hansen and a team of his graduate students for NASA.

Hansen is Professor of History at Auburn University. He has served on a number of important advisory boards and panels, including the Research Advisory Board of the National Air and Space Museum, the Editorial Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Institution Press, and the Advisory Board for the Archives of Aerospace Exploration at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is also a past vice-president of the Virginia Air and Space Museum.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/21/2024.

James R. Hansen Speaking Topics

  • Space: To Infinity and Beyond

  • The Remarkable Life of Neil Armstrong

James R. Hansen Videos

  • First Man: Writers Josh Singer and James R. Hansen
    One of the best films of 2018 is First Man. Directed by Oscar-winning Whiplash and La La Land filmmaker Damien Chazelle, the film is based on a book...

James R. Hansen Books

  • First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
    First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

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James R. Hansen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Space: To Infinity and Beyond and The Remarkable Life of Neil Armstrong. The estimated speaking fee range to book James R. Hansen for your event is available upon request. James R. Hansen generally travels from Auburn, AL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Parag Khanna, Sir Richard Branson, Robert Greene, Peter Thiel and Spencer Wells. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling James R. Hansen for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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