Which of the following was a direct result of the flight of sputnik i? the mercury program
the founding of nasa
improvements in icbms
landing a man on the moon

the founding of NASA

Explanation:

After the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, by the Soviet space program on October 4, 1957, the attention of the United States turned to its own effort towards space. The United States Congress, alarmed by a possible threat to national security and its technological leadership ("Sputnik crisis"), made a quick move, but President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his advisers advised more thoughtful measures. Several months of debate produced a consensus that a new federal agency was needed to organize civilian activities in space.

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