Name of the "moon rocket" exhibited at the Bates County Fair. D. D. Harriman hired the ship and its pilots to take him to the moon, but the ship ended up crashed in a river.
Charles Cummings
The mechanic and engineer of the Care Free. He was blackballed from space flight for smuggling, but hired by D. D. Harriman to take him to the Moon.
[mentioned in passing] Astronomer under whom D. D. Harriman hoped to work at Yerkes Observatory, before he learned he could not afford college.
Charlotte Harriman
D. D. Harriman's wife. She opposed his "wild schemes" such as sending a rocket to the moon.
Delos D. Harriman
Business tycoon who inspired and largely funded many space-related endeavors, including the first trip to the moon. Harriman is mentioned indirectly in most of the Future History stories, mostly in businesses and institutions bearing his name. In "Requiem", he secretly financed a moon rocket to take him personally to the Moon, launching in spite of legal attempts to stop him; and died shortly after landing on the lunar surface. Harriman Scholarships is mentioned as a program financed by his investments in lunar companies.
Legislation that regulated space travel and safety measures. The Act prohibited D. D. Harriman from going into space because of his physical disability (heart disease).
