Question

What was the purpose of the Apollo program?

Answer 1

Going to the moon

Explanation:

The Apollo program was launched in 1961 by president Kennedy and aimed at going to the moon. Accoriding to the NASA objectives went beyond that:

"The national effort that enabled Astronaut Neil Armstrong to speak those words as he stepped onto the lunar surface fulfilled a dream as old as humanity.

Project Apollo's goals went beyond landing Americans on the moon and returning them safely to Earth. They included:

Establishing the technology to meet other national interests in space.
Achieving preeminence in space for the United States.

Carrying out a program of scientific exploration of the Moon.

Developing man's capability to work in the lunar environment."

Source and more details:https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html