"This fascinating book describes what scientists discovered about the Moon from the Apollo missions that came after the successful landing in 1969, until the last mission in 1972. A discussion follows of why flights to the Moon stopped, the creation of space stations, such as Skylab, that followed, and what exciting new plans are now being made to revisit the Moon. Maps of the Moon show where astronauts drove in rovers on the surface and what resources...

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the history of the exploration of Mars, discussing telescopic observation, building a crewed Mars spacecraft, training of astronauts, human exploration of the planet, and more.

After NASA put a man on the Moon, the space program switched gears and concentrated on other areas of exploration and research. What if we were to travel to the Moon today? Return to the Moon asks and answers many questions about future space travel to the Moon and its possible colonization.

Find answers to dozens of questions, in this fact-packed book all about our nearest neighbour in space--the Moon.