Land men on the moon and return them safely to earth by the end of the decade.
This was the "public" goal declared by president Kennedy.
However the underlying secret goal was to demonstrate which country could throw the largest hydrogen bomb possible the farthest distance and hit a target accurately - without having to actually throw a real hydrogen bomb (and risk starting a war). By getting men to the moon we proved we could deliver any possible hydrogen bomb anywhere we wanted to put it on earth.
The goal of this mission was to get to space before the US.
The US space shuttles were built to provide a more cost-effective and reusable way to transport astronauts and cargo to space, with the goal of making space missions more routine and accessible. They were also intended to help build and maintain the International Space Station.
she had a goal to enter space.
There was a space race going on between US and Russia. The US wanted to win the space race and put a lot of money in the NASA. Main goal in 1969 was the moon, US wanted to go there first.
To beat Russia to the moon. And to create a huge event intended to both cow the USSR and to give the US public something real to celebrate after more than a decade of coming 'runner up' to the Soviets in the conquest of space. It's been suggested that a further goal was to deflect attention away from JFK's contreversial handling of the situation with Cuba. to successfully land on the moon before the soviets
The US was concerned that domination of space by the USSR would give the Soviets a military or technological advantage over the US during the Cold war. The initial attempts following World War II were expanded by the growth of new nuclear weapons delivery systems, not the altruistic desire for space exploration. The goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 was to land a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s, to demonstrate the superior scientific ability of the US (and generally free-enterprise, and the democratic system of government). By achieving this on July 20, 1969, the US gained substantial prestige in international affairs.
Give Us a Goal was created in 1978-03.
The biggest goal of the Space Race was to send people to the surface of the Moon. The US accomplished this, and put 12 people on the Moon, two at a time. The USSR did not send anyone to the Moon.
The goal was to add on Texas and California as US territory.
The goal of the Mercury Space Program was to place a manned craft in orbit around the Earth, to determine how a person could function in space, and to bring those people back to Earth safely. The program was successful.
The first three space programs that contributed to the US moon landing were Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Mercury laid the groundwork for human spaceflight, Gemini focused on developing techniques for space travel, and Apollo successfully achieved the goal of landing astronauts on the moon.
The goal was to hold US prisoners outside of the USA.