Round the moon
<p>This sequel to <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jules-verne/from-the-earth-to-the-moon/ward-lock-co"><i>From the Earth to the Moon</i></a> narrates the eventful journey to the Moon of three passengers—Impey Barbicane, president of the Gun Club, Captain Nicholl, Barbicane’s rival and then collaborator, and Michel Ardan, a French scientist—aboard a hollow cannonball. They orbit the Moon and perform geographical observations, but the projectile fails to land, propelling them instead toward the Earth. They’re rescued at sea and widely celebrated as the first humans to leave Earth.</p>
Children's literature, Fiction, action & adventure, Science fiction, French - Translations into English, Moon -- Fiction, Space ships -- Fiction
Jules Verne
Jules Verne was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. 

He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) and The Mysterious Island (1875). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. Consequently he is often referred to as the "Father of science fiction", along with H. G. Wells. ([Source][1].)

Also as of 2023, Jules Verne is regarded as the second most translated author in the world. ([Source][2].)

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne
  [2]: https://www.tomedes.com/translator-hub/most-translated-author.php