Research shows that even partial ostracism is quickly detected, and that lacking information that others in your group seem to have undermines not one but four fundamental human needs: the needfor belonging and connection to others, self-esteem, the needfor a sense of control and effectiveness, and the needfor meaningful work.
The Apollo program was a sort of collective ego boost for Americans, but again I would rank it as a sign of maturity that we no longer have needfor hundred billion dollar self-esteem enhancements.
Once we've taken care of those, we can attend to our craving for love and companionship, and then on to our desire for self-esteem and, finally, to our needfor what Maslow called self-actualization.