Word: vital
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Gemini 10 became the first spaceship ever to use the fuel and propulsion system of another craft to power its own flight; it demonstrated the feasibility of refueling in space, a technique that promises to be a vital part of interplanetary travel to Mars and beyond. Gemini was also the first spacecraft to rendezvous with two different vehicles on the same flight. It flew higher than any previous manned spacecraft and Astronaut Mike Collins, at 35, became the first man to work outside, his ship twice during the same mission. All of which places the U.S. far ahead of Russia...
...gave away no vital secrets, but in a newspaper interview Harel did reveal that he personally was on the spot in Argentina in 1960 to supervise the snatching of Adolf Eichmann...
This is so despite the fact that autos, which used up 21.7% of steel production in 1965, have not been selling as well so far this year. It once was a truism that what was good for Detroit was vital for steel, and vice versa. This year's performance seems to indicate that steel, while still dependent on Detroit, can do very well even during a downturn in auto sales...
...cotton crop, afflicted by a bollworm plague this year, is in hock to Soviet-bloc countries to pay for the delivery of factories, which the Egyptians manage inefficiently. In fact, there is only one thing that really works in Egypt-the Suez Canal. Because its foreign-exchange earnings are vital, the canal has been given a free hand to recruit the best men available and operate without bureaucratic interference...
Credibility of Power. In the debate over Viet Nam, Goodwin sees three "tangled lines of argument." No. 1 concerns the U.S.'s "vital stake" in Asia. Goodwin has doubts about a genuine American interest in defending any country in the area except India-it is "inconceivable" not to use "the full force of American power" to protect India against aggression. But there is a general "almost idealistic" American "judgment," he concedes, that favors helping other Asian lands against conquest by "a hostile power." He has no use for the "Chinese sphere of influence" concession advanced by some dovish intellectuals...