The Adventures of Tintin

Explorers on the Moon - Part 1

Moon rocket to earth. Come in, please!

We request an update on our position!

Moon rocket!

You have just cleared the earth's magnetic field at a speed of 13 km/second.

Congratulations, Professor!

Everything has gone exactly as you plannned it.

What is it, professor?

- Are you ill? - No Wolff... it's relief!

Just imagine if we'd made a mistake on the figures!

Then we wouldn't be here to talk about it!

My dear fellow, if it were only that simple!

But it's far more serious than that.

We'd have to start our calculations all over again

Thundering typhoons!

...fine man...

Captain, try and relax!

Relax... Relax!

How am I supposed to relax ... stuck in this tin can?

But Captain, think of it, we're going to the moon!

It's a dream come true!

A dream?

All this mumbo-jumbo and jiggery-pockery is no dream of mine!

Just give give me the first piece of solid rock that comes along!

Aahh... Ah, here you are!

Whatever happened? An earthquake?

Earth to moon rocket! What's going on up there?

We hear strange voices...

Everything's okay, Control. It's detectives Thompson and Thomson.

They managed to get themselves stuck on board!

What? Oh, no!

What in a Blistering blue blazers are you two doing here?

We decided to make one final inspection before take-off.

Speaking of take-off, what time is it?

It's 2:00 AM!

Fine! Plenty of time!

That is, if the launch is still set for 1:34.

The rocket left earth half an hour ago!

We're on our way to the moon!

That's a good one, Professor!

To be precise... very funny!

This is a joke! You're trying to frighten us... right?

You just told us the launching

was scheduled for 1:34 PM, right?

AM!... Not PM!...

AM...?

That poses a bit of a dilemma.

We assessed our oxygen supplies for 4 people.

Now there's 6...

You hear that... you dinosaurs!

We're gonna run out of oxygen

all because you can't tell the difference between morning and night!

- Misery of miseries! - Stop snivelling like that!

You're making carbon dioxide!

I'm going below!

I've got important work to do!

And don't you come down gulping up my oxygen!

Good old, Snowy!

I don't mind sharing my air with you!

You need to be alone to understand a subject like this!

It takes a lot of concentration!

A nice cool drink would go down well...

Oh, my!

Unless I'm dreaming...

I'm looking at Adonis!

Who's Adonis? A friend of yours?

Adonis is an asteroid. A dwarf planet...

approximately a mile in diameter...

Here... See for yourself!

But whatever you do don't touch anything!

A mistake right now could pull us right in to that asteroid.

Amazing!

So that's Adonis!

Thomson! Take a look at this!

Watch your cane!

To the moon!

Huh?

Thundering typhoons...

Get back in my glass this minute!

Blistering barnacles!

What's happening?

When you pull that lever you stop the nuclear engine.

The constant acceleration is what created our artificial gravity.

Without that gravity we float...

Please, Professor, not a physics lecture now!

We must restart the mo... motor...!

I'll try to get to it!

Wow...! waa...!

I got it. I can just about... reach it...

If I touch you, Snowy, you're it!

Steady on...

Got it! Hold on everybody!

Holding on!

Look, Snowy! It's magic!

Ten thousand thundering typhoons! Ouch!

That does it!

Funny! We were holding on tight!

Earth to moon rocket! What's happening up there?

Moon rocket to earth! One of the detectives

accidently shut off the motor.

But we've started it up again! Over and out.

What willl those two bunglers do next?!

If the motor is shut down again, these magnetic-soled boots

will prevent us from floating.

Hmm... there are 6 pairs of boots and 6 people on board...

so why am I holding an extra pair?

They must be the Captain's! I'll give them to him.

Hello, Snowy!

Are you alright?

And you, Captain?

Now where has he disappeared to?

What's this?

Great snakes!

Professor! Come quick!

I'd better rework the design on these boots!

Professor Calculus! The Captain's gone!

Oh, my goodness... that alarm means the outside door's been opened!

That's what I'm trying to tell you! Read this!

"Dear Everyone! I'm fed up with your silly rocket!

"I'm going home... "

Good gracious!

Earth to moon rocket! Earth to moon rocket!

Come in please! Why have your engines stopped again?

Moon rocket to earth: The Captain has left the rocket...

We're stopping so that

Tintin can find him. - Whatever next!

I see him, Professor!

Ahoy, Landlubber!

I'm making my way over now.

Be careful, Tintin!

Don't let him drift too far...! We're dangerously close to that asteroid.

Captain, can you hear me?

Of course I can hear you! What do you think I am? Deaf?

I'm going to shoot you a line.

Grab hold of it so I can pull you back onboard!

Forget it!

I'm not going back on that rocket!

If I fire over him, maybe he'll float ino it!

I'm going back home!

Oh, no! It's going to miss him.

Tintin! You must hurry! The rocket is

entering Adonis' magnetic field.

We're going to be pulled into its orbit!

Captain, you heard that!

Please come back before it's too late!

Come back! Not in your life!

Look! Home!

I'm going...

home...!

Oh, no! He's been pulled into orbit!

Captain!

Hey!

What's happening? - Hey!

Now it's pulling me in...

Professor! Quick! Activate the retractable ladder! Hurry!

Got it! Barely... Wow...!

Tintin!

It's getting stronger!

Got to pull myself in!

No...! Tintin! Tintin!

"Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream...

"Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily... "

Professor! I'm going to try to launch the grappling hook towards the rocket

and catch on to the ladder!

Now... I hope it catches!

It's hooked!

I'm pulling myself in!

The Captain's coming around again I'm going to try to catch him!

I'll secure the wand to myself first.

He's getting closer.

Good luck, Tintin!