They wanted to win the space race against the Soviet Union.
The United States won the space race by landing Neil Armstrong on the moon.
The USA won the space race when it landed American men on the moon in July 20, 1969.
The soviets won first into space, the Americans first to the moon
America wanted to be THE super power of the world. And it saw that winning the space race would deliver them that title.
To stress the importance of using our resources to win the space race
Because they were the first to have a man set foot on the moon, with the Apollo 11.
To stress the importance of using our resources to win the space race
In the late 1950s the Soviet Union appeared to be winning the Space Race. They launched the first earth satellite and put the first human, Yuri Gagarin, in space.
Win the Race was created in 2000.
To win the race so they can win the race.
It is not a given that he will in fact win a race in 2011. Dale Jr. did not win a race in 2011.