Rocket Ship Galileo
First Scribner Juvenile novel
Narrative Synopsis
Three teenage amateur rocketeers (Art, Ross, and Maurice) team up with an eccentric uncle and nuclear physicist, Dr. Donald Cargraves, to convert a surplus suborbital cargo rocket into an atomic-powered spacecraft and become the first humans to land on the Moon, where they uncover a hidden lunar outpost.
A boy who knows how to handle tools and understand equations can build the future with his bare hands.
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Historical & Editorial Context
Loosely inspired the landmark 1950 science fiction film Destination Moon, for which Heinlein co-wrote the screenplay and served as technical advisor.