What was the event that started the space race?
the mercury mission
the sputnik launch
the apollo program
the moon landing

the sputnik launch because american's feared that it was a Russian weapon so the american government started projects to beat Russia to space

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,

health care plans in the united states having high costs because they are focusing on providing quality programs for different groups of individuals. the quality of the service is based on money flow received from the members. without this investment, couldn't be possible a constant scientific searching to prevent death and illness caused because of low levels of health investigation. currently, the complaints are not about the highest cost, but about the coverage and benefits to access the necessary health services required by the members.  

besides, if a global health system is established the quality levels will fall down because of the standardized of the health. the access to care will increase but the quality will be low because it depends on the money invested.