Here is the compelling story of the launching of Prometheus -- Earth"s first true spaceship -- and of the men who made it happen.Dirk Alexson:Chronicler of the greatest space adventure of all time, he was chosen to immortalize the incredible story of the men and their heroic mission.Sir Robert Derwent:Direct-General of Interplanetary -- London Headquarters for the international space-flight project -- he was the man who got the mission off the ground and into the pages of history.Professor Maxton:The world"s leading atomic engineer, he designed the huge ship"s drive units and he waited with the rest of the world to see if the project would be a success.