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oct 4, 1957 - USSR launches sputnik I/II

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[cause] USSR launched Sputnik I and II into orbit (first ever satellites) before US did → US = embarrassed, can’t replicate the endeavor despite numerous attempts
[effect] led to creation of NDEA and NASA

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oct 4, 1957
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~ 67 years ago
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