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Jules Verne sends three men around the Moon
Jules Verne's 1865 novel launched three men from a giant cannon. The sequel's loop around the Moon and return to the sea echoes this spring's Artemis II flight.
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H.G. Wells and the first men on the Moon
H.G. Wells sent two men to the Moon for mineral wealth in a story serialized from 1900 to 1901. Here is how the real Moon compares.
Moonlit
Why the Moon is the most romantic object in the sky
A famous sonata, a French poem and the nickname that stuck show how the Moon became part of music and poetry.