The story addresses the situation of inactivity, of the Gun Club. And remember its most splendid days, a conversation between some passionate tireless workers, who indulged in a ballistic calculations, and thought only to improve the weapons they already Avian created, but the absence of war, no a vow and put a plan in vain as some cause.
The Gun Club was founded in Baltimore, Maryland City during the American Civil War, military conflict that took place from 1861-
In this time of conflict it was founded with the goal of creating weapons of all kinds, of all calibers and especially not unimaginable forces, exceeding the (European or the old Continent)
When everything seemed that the Gun Club was closing, comes a letter from President Impey Barbicane, asking them to join him in Baltimore, to make them aware of communication most important: It is carrying a projectile to "Luna" the idea was to fuck with enthusiasm by all members of the Gun Club, who were about five thousand people, the population of the United States generates.
Naturally you have to think about all the difficulties this entailed, astronomical, industrial, mechanical ... The time needed to build the missile and its cannon and especially economic, to be overcome before; "December 1 of the year following eleven least thirteen minutes and twenty seconds, we are October 7," and any delay would mean that they would wait 18 years for the "moon" was again under favorable conditions for the launch Missile.
A real adventure against time and especially when Michel Ardan, a French telegraph to President Impey Barbicane, asking to modify the projectile to allow the transport of a person, the news creates excitement around the world, and how do you the same character It happens to be accompanied by two other people. A real moon adventure !
