moonshot

or moon shot

[moon-shot]

noun

the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.

Origin of moonshot

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60; moon + shot¹

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Examples from the Web for moonshot

Contemporary Examples of moonshot

Her moonshot, she said, is “being on every smartphone, every tablet, and every PC for every Internet user.”
Marissa Mayer Ignores Haters, Tells Wired Conference: ‘I Don’t Click’
Nina Strochlic
May 7, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for moonshot

moonshot

noun

the launching of a spacecraft, rocket, etc, to the moon

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