Back to the Moon

Space Excursions Series, Book 1

By: Travis S. Taylor, Les Johnson

Narrated by: Derek Shoales

THE SECOND TIME AROUND - IS HARDER....

Decades after the last footprints were left on the Moon, the US was preparing to return to the Lunar surface in a new class of rockets, when the mission suddenly became much more urgent. It would have to be a rescue mission.

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world China had sent its own Lunar expedition. A manned expedition. Until a distress call was received, no human outside of China even knew that the mission was manned - or that their ship had crash-landed and couldn't take off again.

Time was running out, and if the four Chinese astronauts were to be rescued, the American lunar mission would have to launch immediately, with only a skeleton crew. Once the heroic US astronauts were underway the army of engineers and scientists back home had the daunting task of deciding what equipment could be left on the Moon to permit the Lunar lander vehicle to lift safely from the Moon with the two US astronauts and the four stranded Chinese taikonauts! Could the US mount such a mission successfully - and would thousands of years of instilled honor "allow" the Chinese astronauts to accept a rescue?

©2010 Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson (P)2020 Tantor

Excellent story with good science

Dr Taylor is the real deal. He literally wrote the rocket engine design textbook. Les Johnson has been a NASA scientist for decades now. They have the chops to make a story that fits into known science. And they can write a compelling adventure story that pulls you right along.
5 stars. strongly recommend.

Excellent

The story is fascinating and at times kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend your reading and or listening to this book

Outstanding

Amazing story. Almost binged the whole thing in one day. Appreciate the story and the hope it might bring to our future

Enjoying Dr. Travis Taylor’s work

I liked it. A fairly simple story told well. This is my third book by Dr. Taylor. They’re all very different.

So so story, poor narration

Story was disappointing. I was hoping for a space adventure and instead it was a rehash of Apollo just with a different name.