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Moon shot

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Moon´ shot`    (mŌn´ shǒt)
n.1.The action or event of sending a spacecraft to the moon; - used of manned or unmanned missions.
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Noun1.moon shot - the launching of a spacecraft to the moon
rocket firing, rocket launching - the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to publish volumes three and four (concerning Moscow's space program in the early-to-mid 1960s and the moon shot in the late 1960s, respectively) in 2008-9.
Rockets and People, vol. 1, and Rockets and People: Creating a Rocket ... by Erickson, Andrew S. / Air & Space Power Journal
But after decades of manufacturing consolidation, corporate mergers, shifting business priorities - even changes in graduation rates of engineering students - could the region step up again and contribute to a massive undertaking such as another moon shot or a mission to Mars?
Area takes on space; Local companies plan, build for NASA by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Summary: Nasa has launched its first moon shot in a decade, sending up a pair of unmanned probes to help determine where astronauts could land.
Nasa launches probes into space for moon mission by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
 
 
 
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