Download or read book Balloon to the Moon written by Gill Arbuthnott and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY OF THE HUMAN JOURNEY TO SPACE Long before anyone had designed a rocket, the Montgolfier brothers were making hot air balloons. In October 1783, they became the first people to experience controlled flight. Balloon to the Moon starts there and leads to Neil Armstrong's 'small step' and beyond. But why stop there? Learn about the great innovations of the past, then get ready for BLAST OFF into an unknown but exciting future.