Rocket Summer by Ray Bradbury is a haunting and visionary science fiction story that explores humanity’s uneasy relationship with progress. As the first rocket to the Moon prepares for launch, anticipation electrifies the world—but beneath the celebration lies unease. William Stanley, the man behind the mission, wrestles with the moral and existential weight of humanity’s leap into space. Written during the golden age of science fiction, Rocket Summer captures the beauty and terror of mankind’s reach for the stars and the shadows it casts on Earth.