Apollo 11 effectively proved U.S. victory in the Space Race to demonstrate spaceflight superiority, by fulfilling a national goal proposed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.
ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪlˈɛvən ɪfˈɛktɪvli pɹˈuːvd jˈuː.ˈɛs. vˈɪktɚɹi ɪnðə spˈeɪs ɹˈeɪs tə dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt spˈeɪsflaɪt suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi, baɪ fʊlfˈɪlɪŋ ɐ nˈæʃənəl ɡˈoʊl pɹəpˈoʊzd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi, "bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪs dˈɛkeɪd ɪz ˈaʊt, ʌv lˈændɪŋ ɐ mˈæn ɔnðə mˈuːn ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ hˌɪm sˈeɪfli tə ðɪ ˈɜːθ.