Film "The Right Stuff"

The Film " The Right Stuff " talked about two countries trying to send people into space. The Russians were the first to send a actual person into space. The Americans were the first to go into the moon though. I am guessing that this film would eventually help by showing that the Americans beat the Russians. Or that every time that the Russians did something High the Americans Beat them by doing something higher. Thats how this movie can eventually relate to the Cold war.