NASA is working to send humans back to the Moon to live, learn, and explore through the Artemis campaign. As a member of the Artemis Generation, NASA invites you to be a part of the story.
“There and Back with EGS,” written by Lane Polak and illustrated by Heather Rose Legge-Click, is the third in a series of children’s books that introduces young explorers ages 3 to 8 to some of the unique elements and programs needed for the Artemis missions to get to deep space and the Moon, such as NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems or EGS for short.
When the mighty SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and dependable Orion spacecraft are ready for their big mission, they travel to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where EGS takes over. The EGS team are the ones that get the rocket and spacecraft ready for launch, sends them to the Moon, and helps bring them home again! So hop aboard and take a tour, as we introduce you to the incredible program that takes us there and back!
Read-Aloud of NASA’s “There and Back with EGS” | Children’s Book
“There and Back with EGS” is the third in a series of children’s books that introduces space enthusiasts ages 3 to 8 to some of the unique elements needed for the Artemis missions to get to space, the Moon, and beyond. When the mighty SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and dependable Orion spacecraft are ready for their big mission, they travel to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida where the Exploration Ground Systems team takes over. EGS helps get the rocket and spacecraft ready for launch, sends them to Moon, and helps bring them home again!
“There and Back with EGS” is a NASA product written by Lane Polak, illustrated by Heather Rose Legge-Click. The read-aloud version is narrated by Megan Carter.
There and Back with EGS
Our Friend Orion
Hooray for SLS
Hooray for SLS! Activities
SLS Outreach and Engagement
NASA E-BOOK WEBSITE
You Are Going
A Story about Artemis
