moonshot
/ˈmuːnʃɑːt/
EN
An ambitious, high-risk project aimed at achieving an extremely difficult, transformative goal, originally referring to NASA's Apollo program to land humans on the Moon
The company's new AI model is being billed as a moonshot to revolutionize personalized medicine.
Etymology
The term originated in the 1960s during the U.S. Apollo Moon landing program, combining 'moon' and 'shot' to describe the space missions launched to reach the lunar surface. It later expanded to refer to any similarly ambitious, large-scale undertaking.
Translations
简体中文
登月计划,高风险雄心项目,突破性尝试
繁體中文
登月計畫,高風險雄心計畫,突破性嘗試
日本語
月面着陸ミッション,超大型プロジェクト,ムーンショット
한국어
달 착륙 미션,초대형 프로젝트,무션샷
Deutsch
Mondlandungsmission,hochambitioniertes Projekt,Traumprojekt
Español
misión de aterrizaje lunar,proyecto ambicioso de alto riesgo,proyecto revolucionario
Português
missão de pouso lunar,projeto ambicioso de alto risco,projeto revolucionário
Related Words
space missionbold endeavorgame-changertransformative project
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