"Rocket Ship Galileo" by Robert A. Heinlein. New York: Charles Scribner's, (1947). First Edition
Author's first book. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Cargraves and three teenage boys, including the physicist’s son, adapt a conventional rocket to burn nuclear fuel and take off for the Moon. Upon arrival, they claim it for the United Nations and establish a temporary base. From there the story takes a turn for the worse as their ship is destroyed and they discover a secret Nazi base on the Moon. The boys also discover evidence of an ancient lunar civilization. The 1950 movie “Destination Moon” was loosely based on this book. [Source: Wikipedia]
"Rocket Ship Galileo" by Robert A. Heinlein. New York: Charles Scribner's, (1947). First Edition
Author's first book. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Cargraves and three teenage boys, including the physicist’s son, adapt a conventional rocket to burn nuclear fuel and take off for the Moon. Upon arrival, they claim it for the United Nations and establish a temporary base. From there the story takes a turn for the worse as their ship is destroyed and they discover a secret Nazi base on the Moon. The boys also discover evidence of an ancient lunar civilization. The 1950 movie “Destination Moon” was loosely based on this book. [Source: Wikipedia]