William David Hitt is an American author specializing in spaceflight history.

Homesteading Space was published in 2008 by the University of Nebraska Press as part of its Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight series.

[2][3] Hitt's second book, Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972–1986, also part of the Outward Odyssey series, was published in June 2014.

In 2012 he joined the Strategic Communications team supporting NASA's Space Launch System.

He frequently participates in book signings[8] and gives public talks[9] related to the Skylab program.