From the Earth to the Moon, Chapter 17 summary
Chapter 17 of 51 · Part 1 · 1 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 17, the Gun Club’s preparations are nearly complete when Barbicane receives a telegram from Michel Ardan, who asks for a different projectile and proposes riding inside it. The message turns attention from the impatient wait for the moon shot to a proposal for a human passenger.
What happens
- The Gun Club’s work is nearly complete, with two months remaining before the moon shot.
- Newspaper reports feed the public’s eager interest, and the remaining wait feels painfully long.
- A cable telegram reaches President Barbicane on September 30 at 3:47 p.m.
- Reading the message visibly shakes Barbicane despite his usual self-control.
- Michel Ardan requests a cylindro-conical projectile, offers to travel inside, and announces his arrival aboard the Atlanta.
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Ardan combines a design change with an offer to become a passenger. This proposal gives the moon shot a new human dimension.
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What does Michel Ardan propose in his telegram?
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