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The author, a former Mission Controller for NASA, allows her fascination with space exploration to shine through while she draws readers into the excitement of the Apollo 8 crew's journey for man's first close-up view of the moon. That was in 1969; in 1972 Apollo 17 was the last manned flight to visit the moon. What would it be like to build an outpost on the gray lunar surface and live on the moon? Youngsters should find this book appealing and those with an interest in space will be engrossed with the details of the geology and atmosphere of the moon and the ways in which it would be made habitable for human beings. Instructions given for various related activities include those for making "edible" moon rocks. A listing of the men who orbited or visited the moon during the Apollo era appears in the back of the book along with a glossary, a listing of facts and resources for further study. 2003, National Geographic Society,— Carolyn Mott Ford
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Imagine living on the moon. What would you eat? Where and how would you make your home? Written by a former NASA mission controller with firsthand knowledge of the space program, this intriguing book combines a vivid description of humankind's race to the moon with a detailed vision of the moon as our next frontier. Dyson packs lots of moon science into this futuristic vision, presenting kids with key facts in many fields—from geology to engineering to astronautics. Actual images of the moon from NASA's extensive...