Question

Select the correct answer. What event resulted in the creation of NASA? A. the Sputnik launch B. the development of the hydrogen bomb C. the passage of the GI Bill D. the computer revolution

Answer 1

Option A, the Sputnik launch, is the right answer.

The Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, launched the earth's earliest artificial spacecraft, Sputnik I. The United States of America was shocked by the successful satellite launch of the Soviet Union, as it hoped that the U.S would achieve this scientific progression first. Immediately after its launch of Sputnik I, the U.S. Defense Department reacted to the political rage by approving funding for different U.S. spacecraft plan. Thereafter on January 31, 1958, the United States launched successfully its first satellite Explorer I. Therefore, it can be seen that the e Sputnik launch directly led to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).