Asked by armando

What was the event that started the Space Race?
the Mercury mission
the Sputnik launch
the Apollo program
the moon landing

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The Sputnik launch — the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4, 1957 — started the Space Race, provoking U.S. responses (e.g., creation of NASA and the Mercury program).