The height goals in Totally Safe Moon Project are the checkpoints marked on the vertical meter at the left of your screen, and the "NEXT GOAL" banner in the top-left always names the one you are working towards. Every goal you reach pays $100, sometimes hands out a new item as well, and the ladder climbs well past the last named goal, all the way to the moon drawn at the top of the meter.

Totally Safe Moon Project height goals: the checkpoint ladder

The achievement list spells the ladder out metre by metre:

  • 10m
  • 20m
  • 40m
  • 65m
  • 95m
  • 120m
  • 175m
  • 250m
  • 300m
  • 350m
  • 425m

Each one reads "Reach the height goal of N meters". They are the heights the game puts on the record, and you climb by carrying props up your own stack — the tower building guide covers the carry loop that gets you there.

The NEXT GOAL banner runs further

The banner in the top-left is a separate set of numbers from the achievements, and it points at the checkpoint you are actually working towards right now. It has been seen naming 25m, 65m, 500m and 825m, so the ladder on the meter continues past the last achievement by a long way. Follow the banner for your next target rather than counting up the achievement list.

What a goal pays out

Reaching a checkpoint pops a "Goal Reached!" banner with a $100 reward, and sometimes a second banner right underneath reads "New Item! Annoying Thing". Once the balance covers something in the garage, a green "+ YOU CAN UPGRADE!" banner appears on the right of the screen, and the terminal shows your balance in P.

Climbing is therefore the only source of upgrade points, which makes the order of your climb and your spending the same decision — the upgrades guide lists every row you can spend them on.

The ladder keeps going past the last goal

The meter is topped with a moon rather than a number, so the ladder is meant to end at the Moon and not at a fixed height, and it keeps going past 425m without a stated new purpose. The one finish the game defines is the asteroid: haul the garage laser up your tower and fire it, which the laser and asteroid guide covers.