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What are the ten outstanding engineering achievements of the last thirty years?

The National Academy of Engineering lists them as follows:

1. The Moon Landing—On July 20, 1969, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to set foot on the moon.
2. Applications Satellites—These Earth-oriented satellites are designed to accomplish specific tasks that provide a direct economic benefit. For this reason, applications satellites stand in contrast to satellites designed for the purpose of exploring the unknown and gathering scientific knowledge. The three main categories of applications satellites are: communications, Earth survey (weather and mapping), and navigation. The first applications satellites were launched in the early 1960s. However, 1970 ushered in a generation of applications satellites with greatly improved capabilities (i.e., global weather...

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