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=Sputnik Race to Space=
 * America was in a race to build the first sattelite to launch into space. But they were surprised to learn that Russia alreary had built the technology for it.
 * October 4, 1957, Russian Sattelite, //__Sputnik__// is launched into space.
 * In fear of falling behind, America rapidly produces technology and creates programs like National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) which provided funds for math, science, and foeign languages
 * America soon becomes the first nation to land a shuttle on the moon.[[image:page10_1.jpg align="right" caption="Sputnik" link="Trey Cox"]]