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how do you think the launch of the Sputnik satellites helped fuel the United States’ space exploration endeavors?

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration began in 1958 as a reaction to Sputnik and as a means for turning missiles into launch vehicles for America's civilian space efforts. President Eisenhower opposed sending men to the moon, but his successor, John F. Kennedy, made a lunar landing a national priority.Nov 5, 2007

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