Jules Verne anticipated the mission Apollo 11

Jules Verne released From the Earth to the Moon in 1865. There were numerous parallels between the story of these men's moon landing attempt and what transpired a century later. The Baltimore Gun's Club takes the initiative in Jules Verne's book. These former artillerymen and American Secession War veterans use their knowledge to be ready for the expedition.

Actually, World War II also had a significant impact on the advancement of science that made the mission possible. The planning of the Apollo project's basic logistics also involved artillerymen. Jules Verne wagered on Americans to complete this assignment, just as it was done in actuality. This is an interesting fact about Jules Verne. At the time of the writing, this freshly industrialized country seemed full of possibilities.

Florida was deemed by the author to be the ideal beginning site and NASA agreed with this conclusion. Only 139 miles separate the location they choose, Merrit Island, from Jules Verne's, Stone Hill. The canon that would carry the crew to the moon was given the name Columbiad by Jules Verne. In honor of Jules Verne's writing, Neil Armstrong and his companion will go in a spacecraft called Columbia. Jules Verne predicted the mission's costs and the choice of aluminum for the spaceship, among other similarities.