Isn't the original literal moonshot (i.e. flying to the moon) more in the category of "things that don't help the working people" than "things that solve povert

Isn't the original literal moonshot (i.e. flying to the moon) more in the category of "things that don't help the working people" than "things that solve poverty/suffering"? I know the meaning may have shifted over the years, but i've always interpreted it as "audacious and unlikely to succeed", rather than any particular moral / altruistic content.