Question

The United States formed NASA in 1958 to

Answer 1

lead its own space program

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Answer 2

To respond to the Sputnik launch by the Soviets and swiftly establish a space program to compete. The Americans were able to use German rocket technology developed by Werner Von Braun and utilized by NASA to catch up in the space race and were able to respond eventually by landing on the moon before the Soviets.