This Is the Moon

the long version

Once a trip to the moon was considered a great joke; now it is generally agreed among scientists that such a trip is entirely possible. American boys and girls — and indeed boys and girls everywhere — may during their lifetime witness the building and launching of a spaceship that would set off for the moon. This exciting possibility has created a tremendous interest in the moon, the earth's nearest neighbor, and in this up-to-the-minute book, Marion B. Cothren presents a volume that reads like a story but that is scientifically accurate.