Destination Moon gives a detailed account on the preparation and the launching of the expedition to the Moon for which Professor Calculus has chosen Syladavian soil.
First written in 1953, 15 years before the first real moon landing in 1969! I like these books because of their nostalgia value, good old-fashioned values of heroism, adventure good vs evil.
Tintin and Captain Haddock fly to the uranium-rich Balkan State of Syldavia, to work with Professor Calculus on his project to send a rocket to the moon, using the mountains of Syldavia as a base. You learn a lot about the fantasyland of Syldavia, and about the unusual perception of the world of his e an amazing concept when the book was first published, 16 years before the first real moon landing by Neil Armstrtime, by the author, Herge.
This work is amazing in its futuristic scope. The super-modern (for when it was written in1953) Sprodj Atomic Research Center, and the details of the rocket where quitong in 1969.
It is full of adventure, such as when Tintin is wounded while surprising villains at the ventilator grid in the picturesque Syldavian Mountains; and much humour such as escapades with Captain Haddock's pipe and Professor Calculus' hearing aid , and the famous scene of an enraged Professor Calculus 'acting the goat'.
It is a great adventure for all ages, a wonderful series to have. Destination Moon is part one of two and is a truly fantastic voyage. For those of us happy to leave the scientific specifics to the imagination this is a fun romp. This is Calculus,Tintin and the Captain in excellent form with the Thompson twins thrown in for good measure.
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