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!
You've only got one chance!
I'm going home...
Got him!
Hey! Blistering barnacles! What's gotta hold of me?
Okay! I'm pulling us in!
Hurry, Tintin! There's isn't much time...
Professor... another 500 meters and we
won't be able to pull away from the asteroid.
Thundering tangles!
Start the motor, Professor. Save the rocket, save yourselves!
We'll be okay as long as the rope holds.
But Tintin...
Go!
Hang on, dear boy!
Tintin, we're safe now!
Tintin, are you alright?
Tintin, answer me!
- We're fine, Professor! - What are you doing?
I don't want to go back in there! I want to go home!
Captain! Do you realize
your crazy stunt nearly cost us our lives?!
Now let's get back on board, alright?!
I... I'm...
a miserable wretch! I'm sorry, Tintin.
Oh... forget it, Captain!
Can you ever forgive me?
Of course, but please try and be more careful
in the future, Captain. You could've killed us all.
Rocket to earth!
Tintin and the Captain are safe inside. Resuming our course to the moon!
There's no excuse...
I'm just a miserable... Aaagh...!
Now what?!
Come! Quickly!
Huge yellow caterpillars! - What?
Great snakes!
Thompson and Thomson!
They're experiencing another attack of Formula 14!
Oh, yeah! The pills from Khemedite!
Land of the Black Gold!
I've concocted an antidote from the rocket emergency supplies.
I'm not sure if it will be successful.
But at least our friends are not in pain...
Fortunately not!
None at all!
Snowy!
Snowy! Let go!
Hold on, detectives!
And... when anyone asks me later on:
Haddock, what was your job on the rocket?
I'll say: "Me? Why... I was the hairdresser!"
Thundering typhoons!
A fop like this does not need a pair of scissors
it needs a lawn mower!
What's so funny?
If you think you look more dignified than your esteemed colleague,
you got another thing coming!
There, that's finished!
Look!
Earth to moon rocket! Standby for turning operation!
- Ready to cut the nuclear motor! - Ready!
Prepare for the countdown!
Down, bristlebacks! Centipedes!
Shaggy haired dogs!
Captain! We're about to cut the engines!
Have you got your magnetic boots on?
- What's he talking about? - These boots...
they stop you from floating.
Yours are over there!
10 seconds!
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Zero!
Blistering barnacles!
Earth to moon rocket!
Stand by to start directional thrust!
Moon rocket! Stand by to start up engines...
In 3.
2.
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Zero!
7 degrees to the East!
Perfect!
We are now directly above Hipparchus Crater.
Tintin to earth!
We're making final preparations for landing!
The Professor is now setting the automatic pilot.
What are you doing?
Preparing to lie down. But we refuse to sleep in our clothes!
Hurry, gentlemen! We're landing on the edge of the Sea of Nectar any minute!
Did you hear that?
The sea side! How exciting!
Moon rocket to earth! We've entered...
the moon's magnetic field.
We're all lying flat on our bunks!
The air pressure is tremendous!
It's an effort... to make...
...the slightest movement!
The rocket... it sounds like it's...
...falling apart.
I only hope we land in... one piece!
Earth to moon rocket!
Come in, please!
Moon rocket... are you reading us?
Earth to moon rocket! Please come in! Moon rocket, do you hear us?
Moon rocket to earth!
Reading you loud and clear!
Hooray...!
We are safe and sound.
Tintin and Snowy are getting ready to set foot on the moon.
Fine! But what's that strange rumbling noise?
Rumbling noise?
Oh! A couple of our passengers having a nap!
This is Tintin! Ready to record my first impressions of the moon.
Ready, Snowy!
We're ready, Captain!
Roger, Tintin!
De-pressurizing... now!...
Stand by - opening door!
It's a very solemn moment.
The outside door is opening now.
It's incredible!
I've never seen anything like this before!
No trees, flowers, not even a blade of grass.
No life. No cloud.
It's silent.
There are thousands of stars, but they're frozen, motionless...
they don't twinkle like they do on earth.
I'm descending the ladder now towards the moon.
Three rungs left...
one...
Zero!
I've done it!
Hang on, Snowy! We're about to make history!
That's it!
Snowy... The first dog on the moon!
Yeeaah...!
I'm walking on the moon!
Well, Snowy, I thought you'd be happy to have a chance to stretch your legs.
Atta boy!
Blistering barnacles!
I can't believe I'm on the moon!
Thundering typhoons!
Nothing to be alarmed about, Captain! We're 6 times lighter here than on earth.
Speaking of which, let's hope we'll be back there soon!
It's absolutely incredible!
We're actually on the moon!
Just think of it, Thompson, we're walking on the moon!
Indeed! Where no man's hand
has ever set foot!
Look out! A crevasse!
- Oh, what do we do now? - Hop over it!
For goodness sake! Be careful!
Let's go...
Did you see that?
Now you try it!
You two bashi-bouzooks stop fooling around and get back here!
There's work to be done!
Alright! Alright! We're coming!
Obviously you fail to see the significance
of our scientific contribution to the expedition.
Scientific! Nit wits! Nincompoops!
My word!
- How rude! - Precisely!
Fast Forward to Part 2 for the conclusion...