NASA



NASA

Once the Soviet Union launched //Sputnik in 1957,// the US questioned their world power. //Sputnik// was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth in that time. The US was well into the Cold War, and Communism was a large threat to them. Therefore, they had no idea what //Sputnik// was or could do. So, they panicked and launched a space organization so they could get their edge back into world power. The organization was called the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA for short. Today, NASA is a popular and thriving organization that has discovered some of the many wonders of space.

Resources: America: Pathways to the Present pg. 686

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