After the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, the United States government created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). What role did NASA play in the space race during the Cold War?

Question

After the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, the United States government created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). What role did NASA play in the space race during the Cold War?

A.
It created the first nuclear fuel sources needed for travel to the moon.
B.
It built the spacecraft that landed the first humans on the moon.
C.
It developed the technology that put the first person in space.
D.
It engineered the first artificial satellite that was launched into space.

Answer 1

After the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, the United States government created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). What role did NASA play in the space race during the Cold War?

B. It built the spacecraft that landed the first humans on the moon.