The essential purpose of President Kennedy's promise to land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s was to
A) restore American prestige in the space race damaged by the Soviets' Sputnik.
B) develop the possibility of deploying American weapons in outer space.
C) engage in scientific and astronomical study of the moon and the solar system.
D) provide investments and jobs in the key states of Texas and Florida.
E) use the space program to develop new technologies in electronics and other areas.
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