Which was an effect in the us of sputnik 1? question 9 options: decrease in funding for math and science education creation of a national space program (nasa) all of these a partnership with brazil to manufacture spacecraft for the us

The correct answer is the creation of a national space program (NASA).

Sputnik was the first man made satellite sent into space. This accomplishment by the Soviet Union concerned the American government, as it seemed they were inferior to the technological capabilities of the Soviet Union. This is why Dwight D. Eisenhower created NASA. This organization, created in 1958, was meant to advance US capabilities in space. NASA would help America achieve several different goals, with the most monumental one being putting a man on the Moon in 1969.

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