Ambitious project (8)

I believe the answer is:

moonshot

(Other definitions for moonshot that I've seen before include "Space flight" , "Ambitious launch" , "Rocket launch to our nearest neighbour" , "Launching of a lunar spacecraft" , "Launch of spacecraft to Earth's near neighbour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and The Telegraph.

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