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A 1947 novel by Creator/RobertAHeinlein that has three teenagers who take part in a pioneering flight to the moon after being recruited by one boy's uncle.

The 1950 movie ''Film/DestinationMoon'', is loosely based on the novel.

It was published on May 1, 1947.

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!Tropes for the novel:
* TheForties: Takes place after World War II.
* ColonizedSolarSystem: There is a hidden Nazi colony on the Moon. The boys manage to destroy it.
* FourthReich: The Nazis are dedicated to establishing a Fourth Reich from their base on the Moon.
* {{Lunarians}}: There are Nazis on the Moon, but at one point, a character claims to have seen LittleGreenMen as well, and it's [[OrWasItADream left ambiguous as to whether he was hallucinating]] from lack of oxygen.
* OneWorldOrder: Peace is enforced by the guided rockets of the U.N. World Patrol.
* SpaceBase: The team discover a hidden Nazi base on the Moon after the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
* StupidJetpackHitler: Nazis with atomic spaceships on the Moon, only a couple of years after WWII ended. For the readers of the time, the Nazis were probably the least fantastic part. Men on the Moon indeed!
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: One of the heroes threatens to do this to a Nazi prisoner to get him to talk. He has to partially carry it out before the Nazi cracks.
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