Question

On july 29, 1958, president dwight d. eisenhower signed the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) into existence. its mission: "to provide for research into the problems of flight within and outside the earth's atmosphere, and for other purposes." nasa was created by an act of congress, and it was a civilian entity rather than another branch of the military because eisenhower wanted to ensure that the space agency pursued a scientific endeavor. he also didn't want to make the soviets nervous that this was a weapons program. the ulterior motive, of course, was to one-up them at their own game. . �epic fails: the race to space: countdown to liftoff, erik slader and ben thompson what evidence suggests that eisenhower was aware of the tension between the united states and the soviet union? he signed nasa into existence. he made sure nasa was created by an act of congress. he did not want nasa to be seen as a weapons program. he wanted to ensure that nasa pursued scientific endeavors.

Answer 1

C. He did not want NASA to be seen as a weapons program.

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Answer 2

The evidence that suggests that Eisenhower was aware of the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was A. He signed NASA into existence

What did Eisenhower do in response to the Soviet Space program ?

The creation of NASA was a direct response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, in 1957. This event shocked the United States and made it clear that the Soviet Union was ahead in the space race.

Eisenhower wanted to ensure that the United States did not fall behind, and he saw NASA as a way to catch up and surpass the Soviet Union.