History Recap / TintinDestinationMoon

Of course, preparing for this [[TechnologyMarchesOn unprecedented and somewhat crazy]] venture is not simple or easy. To make matters worse, the preparation is plagued with incidents, ranging from the humorous (the Thompsons, who inexplicably were assigned as security engage in their traditional bungling) to significant (Calculus losing his memory, which puts the whole project in jeopardy though he ends up being cured by Haddock via [[HilarityEnsues ensued hilarity]]) to the serious (Miller, a mysterious spymaster working under an unnamed foreign power is interested in the project and almost succeeds in stealing the prototype rocket, only to be prevented by a SelfDestructMechanism installed at Tintin's suggestion). Despite all this, the rocket is completed and is successfully launched, with Tintin, Haddock, Calculus, Wolff and Snowy en route to the Moon...yet Miller seems to have an additional ace up his sleeve, involving Tintin's old enemy [[Recap/TintinKingOttokarsSceptre Colonel Jorgen]]...

* SpoilerTitle: The album ends on a CliffHanger as the astronauts have passed out and Earth has lost communication with them. As mission control gets increasingly nervous, the {{Narrator}} asks the reader rhetorically (paraphrased): "Will Tintin and his friends survive this dangerous mission to make it to the moon? Find out in ''Recap/ExplorersOnTheMoon''!" The title of the next album points out that they do make it to the Moon.

The story is continued in ''[[Recap/ExplorersOnTheMoon Explorers On The Moon]]''.

* MyGodYouAreSerious: When Calculus says he is finishing plans for a rocket that will land on the moon, Captain Haddock has a big hearty laugh about it, and facetiously suggests, "You are taking passengers, I hope?" Calculus replies, "Why else do you think I asked you to join me?", utterly stunning Tintin and the Captain.

Of course, preparing for this [[TechnologyMarchesOn unprecedented and somewhat crazy]] venture is not simple or easy. To make matters worse, the preparation is plagued with incidents, ranging from the humorous (the Thompsons, who inexplicably were assigned as security engage in their traditional bungling) to significant (Calculus losing his memory, which puts the whole project in jeopardy though he ends up being cured by Haddock via [[HilarityEnsues ensued hilarty]]) to the serious (Miller, a mysterious spymaster working under an unnamed foreign power is interested in the project and almost succeeds in stealing the prototype rocket, only to be prevented by a SelfDestructMechanism installed at Tintin's suggestion). Despite all this, the rocket is completed and is successfully launched, with Tintin, Haddock, Calculus, Wolff and Snowy en route to the Moon...yet Miller seems to have an additional ace up his sleeve, involving Tintin's old enemy [[Recap/TintinKingOttokarsSceptre Colonel Jorgen]]...

* AlmostOutOfOxygen: Because of stowaways both intentional and accidental, this becomes a problem at the very end of ''Recap/TintinDestinationMoon''. [[spoiler:It's solved in part by the HeroicSacrifice [[RedemptionEqualsDeath of]] TheMole.]]

* SpoilerTitle: The album ends on a CliffHanger as the astronauts have passed out and Earth has lost communication with them. As mission control gets increasingly nervous, the {{Narrator}} asks the reader rhetorically (paraphrased): "Will Tintin and his friends survive this dangerous mission to make it to the moon? Find out in ''Recap/ExplorersOnTheMoon''!" The title of the next album points out that they do make it to the moon.

* RetroRocket: ''{{Tintin}}'s'' rocket from "Recap/TintinDestinationMoon" and "Recap/TintinExplorersOnTheMoon" as seen [[http://www.torpedo-emscher.de/wr/union/rakete/img/tintin_rocket10_.jpg here]]. This is an interesting case as it's combined with a [[ShownTheirWork frighteningly prescient]] depiction of the ColdWar space program. Blueprints and launchpad shown [[http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3p.html#tintin here]].

* MundaneDogmatic: Hergé attempted to ensure that the two space-travel books were scientifically accurate. They reflect space flight ideas and scientific theories of TheFifties. But the rocket engine designed by Calculus works like a slowly exploding nuclear fission bomb. The engine is able to withstand the extreme heat and radiation, since it is made of "calculon", a silicon-based, extremely heat-resistant material also invented by the professor.

The story is continued in ''[[Recap/ExplorersOnTheMoon Explorers On The Moon]]''.

Of course, preparing for this [[TechnologyMarchesOn unprecedented and somewhat crazy]] venture is not simple or easy. To make matters worse, the preparation is plagued with incidents, ranging from the humorous (the Thompsons, who inexplicably were assigned as security engage in their traditional bungling) to significant (Calculus losing his memory, which puts the whole project in jeopardy though he ends up being cured by Haddock via [[HilarityEnsues ensued hilarty]]) to the serious (Miller, a mysterious spymaster working under an unnamed foreign power is interested in the project and almost succeeds in stealing the prototype rocket, only to be prevented by a SelfDestructMechanism installed at Tintin's suggestion). Despite all this, the rocket is completed and is successfully launched, with Tintin, Haddock, Calculus, Wolff and Snowy en route to the Moon...yet the mysterious spymaster seems to have an additional ace up his sleeve, involving Tintin's old enemy [[Recap/TintinKingOttokarsSceptre Colonel Jorgen]]...

Of course, preparing for this [[TechnologyMarchesOn unprecedented and somewhat crazy]] venture is not simple or easy. To make matters worse, the preparation is plagued with incidents, ranging from the humorous (the Thompsons, who inexplicably were assigned as security engage in their traditional bungling) to significant (Calculus losing his memory, which puts the whole project in jeopardy though he ends up being cured by Haddock via [[HilarityEnsues ensued hilarty]]) to the serious (a mysterious spymaster working under an unnamed foreign power is interested in the project and almost succeeds in stealing the prototype rocket, only to be prevented by a SelfDestructMechanism installed at Tintin's suggestion). Despite all this, the rocket is completed and is successfully launched, with Tintin, Haddock, Calculus, Wolff and Snowy en route to the Moon...yet the mysterious spymaster seems to have an additional ace up his sleeve, involving Tintin's old enemy [[Recap/TintinKingOttokarsSceptre Colonel Jorgen]]...

The story is continued in [[[[Recap/ExplorersOnTheMoon]].