“Rocket ship Galileo”... A novel about how American teenagers, who firmly believe in the dream of space, the Moon, and the mission of humanity to overcome earthly limits, realize their desires. But it's not that simple. A dream is a dream, and the Moon, no matter how you dream about it, is too “a harsh mistress,” as the author himself will say about the satellite of our planet years later. Overcoming what seems, in the eyes of a wingless man, simply insurmountable, Heinlein’s heroes prove: it is not the gods who bring heaven closer to earth, but active man who brings earth closer to heaven. “Space Cadet” is a novel about the stellar profession, how a space man is made. Here everything is spelled out in detail - from how a spacesuit works and how to survive in a deep vacuum, to the wise Venusian laws about the indivisibility of universal humanity and the absolute rejection of evil. In this edition, the translation of the novels has been finalized and given in a new edition.