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Delos D. Harriman, "the first of the ''new'' Robber Barons ," is determined to reach the Moon. He wants the Moon legally under his control, not so much as a personal fiefdom but as a longer term prospect for humanity in general, but that does not stop him from doing what he believes necessary: "I would cheat, lie, steal, beg, bribe — do ''anything'' to accomplish what we have {Link without Title} ". His determination is rooted in his personal desire to go to the Moon himself. His achievements are great, but his personal dream is thwarted. ', '' The Roads Must Roll '', and '' Requiem ''. The first one had included those stories plus '' Life-Line '' and '' Blowups Happen ''. Although the science fiction film '' Destination Moon '' is generally described as being based on Heinlein's novel '' Rocket Ship Galileo '', the story in fact bears a much closer resemblance to ''The Man Who Sold the Moon'', whose copyright date shows that it was written in 1949, although it wasn't published until 1951, the year after ''Destination Moon'' came out. However the technology of ''The Man Who Sold the Moon'' is very different, in that it uses a multi-stage rocket. ''Destination Moon'' has a single-stage vehicle which takes off and lands vertically both on Earth and the Moon, which is practically impossible using chemical fuels alone. (Though dialog in the movie makes it very clear that the spacecraft is, in fact, nuclear powered) SEE ALSO
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