Ken Johnston Sr. at New Living Expo – Backdated Catalogue Re-Release: In May 1961, President John F Kennedy called for a NASA program to send a man to the Moon. But the US Army had already undertaken a classified feasibility study that was much more ambitious in scope than a mere Moon landing. Dubbed “Project HORIZON”, the Army’s plan called for a permanently manned lunar outpost. By permanently occupying the Moon, and more importantly by getting there before the Soviets did, the U.S could lay claim to ownership, and controlling the Moon was seen as one of the vital keys to winning the Cold War. Did Project Horizon succeed? Many believe the moon has been occupied for a long time.