Why did Jules Verne build the spacecraft?

Answer 1

Verne was a Science Fiction writer, not an inventor or Rocket scientist, a term much misused of late- almost a synonym for (Einstein) or super-genius in popular usage.Verne never built any sort of space craft. He may have made a balloon hop out of curiosity- balloons figured in two of his novels: Around the world in 80 Days and also Five weeks in a balloon (how do you go to the john) and peripherally in Mysterious Island, which deals with artificial freak animals-and tentatively ties into the Nemo saga. Verne never constructed a space craft-only on paper!

Answer 2

Jules Verne did not actually build a spacecraft; he was a writer known for his science fiction novels. In his novel "From the Earth to the Moon," published in 1865, he envisioned a spacecraft called Columbiad that was built by a group of American engineers to launch astronauts to the moon. This story sparked interest and inspiration for future space exploration endeavors.