Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: Book 9: The Deadly Race to Space: Russia

After decades of preparation, a team of Americans and Russians are sending six astronauts to Mars, and Jack's father is the spacecraft's designer. As the launch nears, the Global Protection Force dispatches Jack to Mission Control in Russia to ensure the launch goes off uninterrupted. Illustrations.
Destination: Russia. On the eve of the first manned mission to Mars, Secret agent Jack Stalwart learns that the mission's chief rocket engineer has disappeared. When he finds out that engineer is his father, Jack vows the kidnapper will live to regret it. Can Jack keep his cool to save the day?