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Well, Sputnik was a Russian vessel, correct? So the U.S government and NASA were kinda jealous that Russia was first to launch a satellite to space. This encouraged the U.S to go further into their aerospace research and develop rockets and shuttles.
Answer: The U.S.S.R.'s ability to launch a heavy satellite led U.S. citizens to believe that the U.S.S.R. could launch inter-continental ballistic missiles or intercontinental nuclear weapons.
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