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.
Talking to the Moon movie soundtrack as a bonus song. An acoustic piano version of "Talking to the Moon" was included on the charity compilation album, "Songs for Japan", released on March 25, 2011. "Talking to the Moon" was featured in the movie "Think Like A Man", released in 2012, where the song was attributed to Mars in the final credits. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Doo-Wops & Hooligans". Talking to the Moon "Talking to the Moon" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his debut studio album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" (2010). The song was first unveiled on Mars' debut