RaveThe Washington Post...[Morton] makes the convincing case that there’s no more important object above our heads — other than the sun ... Morton’s science writing is compelling and clear. Sections on the formation of the moon and the history of lunar science are engrossing, if sometimes excessively detailed .... Morton...has a gift for synthesizing science, technology and culture. His chapter on the Apollo landing captures its historic importance and the might of the craft’s rocket engines.... Small, unexpected details are just as wondrous, like the \'tissue-thin aluminium walls\' of the lunar module that \'flexed in and out\' under fluctuating air pressure and revelations about the astronauts’ spacesuits. They are \'made of soft fabrics sewn together by women working with Singer sewing machines not unlike those found in half the houses of America, working not for a defense contractor but for the International Latex Corporation, makers of Playtex bras and girdles.\' .... As surely as The Moon reflects back on Earth, it also looks to the stars.
