Rocket Ship Galileo Author:Robert A. Heinlein Of all the books that Robert A. Heinlein has written, and in spite of the "in" popularity of his STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, it is entirely probable that his most influential--and greatest selling book--is this classic novel of a first flight to the moon ROCKET SHIP GALILEO. Written a decade before the very start of America's space program, ... more »it has been read with fascination by millions of people, many of whom must have surely been inspired to go on to participate in the work that culminated in Apollo 11.« less