After the end of the Civil War in the United States, the founder of the "Cannon Club" Impey Barbicane lights up with the idea of creating a cannon whose projectile could reach the moon. Barbicane manages to attract the attention of the whole world and raise money for a large-scale project. The production of the colossal Columbiad cannon and the preparation for the flight begin. And finally, a giant projectile car shoots out, carrying the first three interplanetary travelers to the moon...