However, builders needed to understand those two opposing forces which are called gravity and thrust if they wanted to prevent the vaults from collapsing. ... Later on, a national goal of "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth within a decade" was set by President John F. ... On July 20, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk onto the moon. ...

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During the Cold War, the world was engulfed in a game of "us- verses "them- ¯whichever superpower could gather the most countries, develop the fastest technology, threaten other nations with nuclear warfare, or walk on the moon first would win the race to superiority. ... When the Cold War ended in 1989 with the falling of the Berlin Wall, not only did Germany unite; globalization was introduced, establishing trade between nations: "Two nations who traffic with each other become reciprocally dependent; for if one has an interest in buying, the other has an interest in selling; and thus thei...

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