Astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes readers on a journey through the history of space exploration, offering an introduction to everything space related, including the development of the first rockets, America's space race with Russia, details of all the Apollo missions, and the space station.

A new view of the universe -- First flights! -- Visions of other worlds -- Breaking new barriers -- Messages from space -- The first astronauts -- Mercury toes into orbit -- Gemini - bridge to the moon -- Project Apollo: the dream comes true -- The amazing Apollo missions -- We learn to live in space -- The space shuttle -- The road back to the moon -- First robots, then humans to Mars! -- Your future in space.