Chapter 15, Rendezvous Summary

The crew and passengers of Universe rendezvous with Haley's comet. Mihailovich spots an early probe beacon light. Universe will touch down on the night side of the comet to avoid the day side temperatures that reach one hundred twenty degrees Centigrade.

Chapter 15, Rendezvous Analysis

Dr. Willis exhibits one of his character traits. He is an impatient man with others who become excited over nothing, as when Mihailovich wonders if the probe beacon might mean others are or have been on the comet. The exposition part of the chapter describes the comet surface as having more interesting features that most people would imagine.