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Which was an important effect of the Soviet Union's Sputnik launch?

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User Talal
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Basically the Cold War and the increased treatment for the space programs by NASA/US Government. USA didn't like it that Russia was first in being in space.
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User Michael Yurin
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The United States invested in science education and created NASA
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