oct 1, 1958 - Creation of NASA

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Due to the United States and Russia racing to be the first country to send a man to space, NASA was made to begin such missions. Russia succeeded in sending its first satellite to space which pressured the U.S. into making similar attempts but also stirred up fear of Russia being able to send nuclear weapons and missiles to America. This caused the U.S. to consider Russia an enemy that played a part in the Cold War.
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