Question

What motivation does Mr. Bedford have for going to the moon? He wants to become famous. He desires to prove there is life on the moon. He thinks it is the perfect place to hide from his creditors. He wants to become rich.

Answer 1

Mr. Bedford is motivated to go to the moon because: He wants to become rich.

He recognizes that a trip to the moon would give them "wealth enough to work any sort of social revolution we fancied; we might own and order the whole world". In short, he wants money so that he can do whatever he likes.