Rocket to the moon
Chesley Bonestell
Hardcover
(Columbia Record Club, March 15, 1961)
WE ARE going to take an imaginary space voyage to a neighbor we all know well, at least by sight - our moon. Imaginary - but also realistic, for we shall be traveling in a rocket ship built according to the latest scientific knowledge. Our equipment, our path through the heavens, our exploration upon the moon itself will be quite similar to an actual journey that will undoubtedly take place soon. At that time, a dream of cen- turies will be realized - man will land on the moon. We have good reason to be confident that our imaginary voyage is a prelude to the real thing. Already, one of the last barriers to lunar flight has been overcome by the successful development of rockets with thrust, or power, enough to break earth's gravitational hold. Man-made satellites sent around the moon and the sun, and around our own planet as well, attest to this great achievement. And with each new satellite sent into orbit, we are bridging the awesome abyss of outer space and probing the mysteries of our solar system.