Which statement is false? words such as honor, duty, and courage were specifically kept out of the media so that people would view the space program without bias. walter cronkite’s enthusiasm over the space program promote the program to the public. john f. kennedy established an unspoken competition between the united states and the soviet union when he set a goal for america to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. the rapid growth and support of nasa boost the growth of technology and the economy during the 1960's