Back to the Moon Back to the Moon Back to the Moon is a science fiction novel and Homer Hickam's first fictional book. Published in June 1999, Hickam wrote Back to the Moon using insider information he learned from NASA. The prologue of the novel begins with a dramatized account of the second EVA of Apollo 17. Astronaut Jack Schmitt discovers orange soil in Shorty Crater at the very end of the EVA and gathers samples in a race against time to get back to the LEM. Meanwhile, Wernher von Braun is watching the end of the mission on TV with other NASA engineers.
Cydonia: Mars - The First Manned Mission "Just Adventure" deemed it an "excellent first effort", and praised it for successfully merging entertainment and education. "PC Gamer"'s Stephen Poole criticised te lackluster characters, plot, and graphics. Heidi Fournier of "Adventure Gamers" thought it was an interesting entry in the adventure game genre that would also have crossover appeal to fantasy fans. Cydonia: Mars - The First Manned Mission Cydonia: Mars - The First Manned Mission (aka "Lightbringer: The Next Giant Leap for Mankind") is a 1999 adventure video game, and the premiere title for developer Aneiva Interactive In the wake of Earth's imminent destruction, the player is part