Mr. Bedford is motivated to go to the moon because: H<span>e wants to become rich.
He recognizes that a trip to the moon would give them </span><span>"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.</span>
The sight of the bus that travelled between her village and the nearest town, filled each time with a new set of passengers, was a source of unending joy for Valli.