He's been around for a long time and knows how to do this sort of thing really well. The only real problem with it is that it's a bit dated in some respects and a bit commonplace in others. Bova's 21st century has the Russian Communists still a world power, and so on. A lot of the action takes place inside an O'Neill space colony. Bova does the typical accomplished SF writer's job of describing the surroundings, and although he's too good at what he does to be at all obtrusive about it, by now the setting reads a bit old hat.
Moon plays to a modern audience.
Fun, but it didn't happen that way. Again, I don't mean to take anything away from the book. I enjoyed it all the way through. The World Government dudes are all wealthy, selfish bastards quick to exploit situations and people to their own ends. Who Learns Better.