Answer:
Fear of soviet expansion into space led to the development of the U.S space program
Explanation:
On october 4, 1957 the soviet union launched the first satellite sputnik 1 into space. As a result of this it served to intensify the arms race and raised cold war tensions, which later ended up in the creation of NASA
Answer:
Fear of Soviet expansion into space led to the development of the U.S. space program.
Explanation:
After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit, the space race began between the US and the USSR. The US had announced plans to launch a satellite in July 1955, with the Vanguard. However the Soviet Union caught the Americans off guard with the Sputnik launch, as it was a technological achievement more impressive than the US proposal. Immediately after the launch, the US started working on another satellite project, developing and launching the Explorer I on January 31, 1958. Not much time later, NASA was officially created on October 1, 1958.
