Chapter 37, Star Summary

Universe approaches the Sun as it journeys toward Europa. The gravitational field boosts the ship's velocity, and Captain Smith comments about how cleaning off the comet dirt in the plume of Old Faithful avoids overheating.

The famous passengers occupy themselves in various ways. Mihailovich composes music, Maggie M writes, Victor Willis keeps to his cabin while his beard grows back, Yva Merlin catches up on film classics, and Dr. Floyd enjoys her company while viewing the classics with her. Dr. Floyd and Yva watch the original Gone With the Wind and discuss Vivien Leigh, the actress who played Scarlet O'Hara. Yva comments that Vivien Leigh's last movie was Ship of Fools.

Chapter 37, Star Analysis

The exposition part of this chapter addresses some of the technical details of space travel within the Solar System. Gravity is a large force at this scale...