A Rocket to the Moon (commonly abbreviated as ARTTM) was an American rock band formed during 2006 in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, by Nick Santino, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist.

[4] Santino assembled a band of musicians in early 2008 with the help of The Maine prior to A Rocket to the Moon's first major festival appearance, at The Bamboozle.

[5] They then appeared on the July 10, 2008 episode of Total Request Live, performing the song "Dakota".

[16] The song "Just Another One" features guest vocals from John O'Callaghan from The Maine and Justin Richards from Brighten.

[17] The band spent the first part of February and March 2009 in the studio with Matt Squire recording their second full-length album.

[18] Sponsored by Rockstar, they were the opening band on Alternative Press magazine's AP Tour 2009 with The Maine, Hit the Lights, Family Force 5, and 3OH!3.

[20] They played the May 3rd lineup of the 2009 Bamboozle festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey[21] and played select dates on the 2009 Vans Warped Tour[22] before touring with The Cab, Eye Alaska, The Summer Set, and My Favorite Highway on the What Happens in Vegas...

[27] In the fall of 2009, they supported Boys Like Girls along with VersaEmerge, The Maine, and Cobra Starship on their Love Drunk Tour.

[28] They played on the Take Action Tour presented by Hot Topic with Mayday Parade, There for Tomorrow, Stereo Skyline, and We the Kings in early 2010.

[29] In spring 2010, A Rocket to the Moon toured with Motion City Soundtrack, Sing It Loud, and Fun.

[35] They also joined All Time Low, Before You Exit, and City (Comma) State on the My Small Package Tour in October 2010.

[36] On October 5, the group released an EP, The Rainy Day Sessions, re-recording four tracks from On Your Side: "Mr.

In fall, A Rocket to the Moon supported Never Shout Never on the Time Travel Tour along with Carter Hulsey and Fake Problems.

He stated how the group had problems with the management and label, and how they struggled to get a release date for the album.

[54] They also performed one last show at the Bazooka Rocks II Music Festival in the Philippines on August 25, 2013, before breaking up.

[58] Andrew Cook and Justin Richards have gone on to play drums and guitar (respectively) for country group Dan + Shay.

According to Santino, he decided to stray away from the electronic sound on their EP, Greetings From..., because he felt that "so many people were trying to attempt it.