The Man Who Sold the Moon
by Robert A. Heinlein
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In 1949, Heinlein wrote this story about an entrepreneur who foresaw that future of manned space flight could not be left to governments. His protagonist, D.D. Harriman, risked his reputation, his fortune and his very life to make his dream a reality. The prescience of Heinlein's tale is embodied in a modern-day entrepreneur, who looks beyond the moon to Mars. The future of humans in space cannot be trusted to governments, whose inefficiencies would make it impossible. Though almost seventy years old, this story is more pertinent today than ever.
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The Man Who Sold the Moon
April 1999, Yestermorrow Inc
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in English
1567231551 9781567231557
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"Archibald Douglas, Sc. D., Ph.D., B.S., read the telegram with unconcealed annoyance."
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