Moonshot

Moonshot

Moon shot or moonshot is slang for a space program aimed at manned exploration of the Earth's moon. Specifically, it could refer to:

Alternatively, it may refer to:

  • Moon Shot, a 1994 book on the US and Soviet space program by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton
  • Moonshot (album), a 1972 album by Buffy Sainte-Marie
  • Moon Shot (film), a film about the U.S. Apollo program
  • Moonshot (game), an award-winning 1999 board game

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  • Moonshot (album) — Moonshot Studio album by Buffy Sainte Marie Released April 1972 Genre Folk Length 32:02 …   Wikipedia

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  • moonshot — n. something that is launched to the moon (missile, spacecraft, etc.); act of launching something to the moon …   English contemporary dictionary

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