Which of the following was a direct result of the flight of Sputnik I?
the Mercury program
the founding of NASA
improvements in ICBMs
landing a man on the moon

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The founding of NASA is the correct answer. The U.S. wanted to beat USSR to the moon, so when the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into orbit, the U.S. quickly took action.

As a result of the flight of Sputnik I, there was the direct effect of the founding of NASA.

What was Sputnik I?

It was the very first man-made satellite launched from Earth and it was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.

This made the U.S. acutely aware that they were behind the Soviets in the space race and so to counter Soviet gains, NASA was founded to coordinate U.S. Space activities.

In conclusion, option B is correct.

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