Venturing outside the realm of Coalwood memories, Homer Hickam's "Back to the Moon" proves to have more twists and turns than a conventional roller coaster. Mr. Hickam weaves the romance between an intrepid former astronaut & an arrogant celebrity-scientist, the technical aspects and perils of space flight, and Jack Medaris' admirable determination together with such ease that I was frequently reminded not only of his skill as a writer, but of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's importance to our future.