Home on the Moon: Living on a Space Frontier

by Marianne J. Dyson

A former NASA mission controller with firsthand knowledge of the space program combines a vivid description of humankind's race to the moon with a detailed vision of the moon as our next frontier. Full-color illustrations.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

About the author

Marianne Dyson was one of NASA's first female flight controllers, the subject of her memoir, A Passion for Space. She's a writer, technical editor, and speaker on space topics for all ages. Her children's books have won the SCBWI Golden Kite, American Institute of Physics Science Communications, and NSTA Best STEM Book awards. A member of SFWA, her fiction appears in magazines and anthologies, with favorites reprinted in her indie collection, Fly Me to the Moon. She’s celebrating Apollo’s legacy with To the Moon and Back, coauthored with Buzz Aldrin, and Welcome to the Moon published by the nonprofit Aldrin Family Foundation.