It is global, but you know, it's impossible to untangle how interconnected we are. The fact I can connect Bono's designers to a family of Cambodian migrants in the middle of nowhere .. and it's a direct connection. All these layers are built into the system.
They never had the chance to go into space themselves, but they had the right stuff. Thousands of unsung heroes of America's early space program are finally getting their recognition, in pioneering NASA flight director Chris Kraft's book.