How did the launch of sputnik lead to the creation of nasa?
the u. s. space agency acquired secret technology from soviet defectors.
desire to attract top soviet scientists led to the development of a space program.
the soviet satellite was a joint venture with the united states and soviet union.
fear of soviet expansion into space led to the development of the u. s. space program.

fear of soviet expansion into space led to the development of the u.s. space program. option d is correct.

the orbiting of sputnik by the soviet union on oct. 4, 1957 resulted in a worldwide fear of weapons of mass destruction. lyndon b. johnson, (lbj), d-texas, who was then-chairman of the senate preparedness investigation subcommittee of the senate armed services committee, was concerned that the soviet union was surpassing the united states in missile technology.

answer; (a) he was a u.s senator for 38 years;