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The Sputnik crisis was a period of public fear and anxiety in the United States in the wake of the success of the Soviet Sputnik program and a perceived technological gap between the two superpowers.[1] It was a key Cold War event triggered by the Soviet Union's launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on 4 October 1957 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Sputnik crisis led to the creation of NASA and the start of the Space Race. The term was coined by then-US President Dwight D. Eisenhower.[citation needed]
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The Sputnik Crisis was a period of public fear and anxiety about the perceived technological gap between the United States and Soviet Union caused by the successful launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. The crisis was a key event in the early Cold War that triggered the creation of NASA and Space Race between the two superpowers. The satellite was launched on October 4th, 1957 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The term was coined by former US resident Dwight D. Eisenhower.[citation needed]
