Born in 1944 at the dawn of the space age, Jay McCoy grew up fascinated by rockets and science. As a teenager he built experimental rockets, explored the counterculture of the 1960s, and eventually travelled across the world in search of adventure, music, and knowledge.

From stage lighting at New Zealand’s legendary Sweetwaters and Nambassa festivals to building an off-grid observatory on the slopes of Mauna Kea in Hawai‘i, Jay’s life was guided by a deep curiosity about the universe and humanity’s place within it.

This memoir, written by his wife Delyse McCoy, traces the remarkable journey of a man who never stopped exploring the cosmos.