From the ground to the moon straight by 97 hours 20 minutes

"From the Earth to the Moon" is a popular science fiction novel by the French writer Jules Verne. After the end of the civil war in the United States, the founder of the “cannon club” Impa Barbiken lights up the idea of ​​creating a gun whose shell could reach the moon. Barbiken manages to attract the attention of the whole world and collect money for a large -scale project. The manufacture of a gigantic gun "Colombiad" and preparation for the flight begin. And then, finally, the giant wagon-snare shoots, taking to the moon of the first three interplanetary travelers ...
Using in the novel, scientific knowledge modern for his era, Jules Verne anticipated many moments of future space development. Interestingly, some of his predictions turned out to be prophetic. As a start area, the writer chose the area of ​​Stones -Hill in Florida - very close to the location of the modern cosmodrome at Cape Canaveral