Question

What was the major impact of the launch of Sputnik I on the United States?

Answer 1

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1. ... As a result, thelaunch of Sputnik served to intensify the arms race and raise Cold War tensions. During the 1950s, both theUnited States and the Soviet Union were working to develop new technology.

Answer 2

But there are many negative impacts too. Like each rocket launched into space leaves a large amount of smoke and dust in its trail. The other problems are that space is now becoming crowded. Apart from that space is now not safe with many countries like USA, RUSSIA, and CHINA having satellites that can knock each other out of the skies. But the impact on the biodiversity of the Earth is relatively low unless launch pads are situated in ecologically biodiverse.