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The Sputnik launch started the Space Race. Option B is correct.

The Space Race Begins in 1957 when the U.S. and the Soviet Union were fighting in the Cold War. The Soviet Union  launched the world's first satellite, Sputnik. In order to avoid Soviet military control of space, the Americans quickly ready a rocket.

he world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball, about 23 inches diameter and weighing less than 190 pounds,

The event that started the space race was the Sputnik launch.

What was Sputnik?

Sputnik was a satellite that was launched into space in the late 1950s by the Soviet Union.

It showed the U.S. that they were behind the Soviets in the Space Race and this led to the U.S. trying to catch up with then led to the Space Race.

In conclusion, option B is correct.

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