num_pages: 216
description: Alen McCormick, astronaut, is the epitome of the American hero. Now, this revered, larger-than-life poster child of NASAâ€™s Space Exploration Program is on his way to becoming the first human to place his feet and Americaâ€™s flag on the surface of Jupiterâ€™s moon, Europa. This is to be the fulfillment of his lifeâ€™s journey, his every dream come trueâ€”until his space exploration vehicle malfunctions on final approach and crashes headlong into the moonâ€™s surface at over six kilometers per second, prematurely ending his mission in a giant fireball. While back at Mission Control his apparent tragic death is grieved, this disaster turns out to be not the end for Alen, but rather the beginning of an even greater quest and his journey into the meaning of life itself. In Once Upon Europa, science embraces religion, the physical blends with the metaphysical, and the truth of the game we all play is ultimately revealed, as we partake in this journey through time and space to the eternal here and now of existence. And it is impossible to read this book without being changed by it.
language: English
title: Once Upon Europa
titlecomplete: Once Upon Europa
ratings_count: 1
publisher: PublishAmerica