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.

answer

the statement that best describes president carter’s attempt to free the hostages in iran is c. all of the attempts failed.

explanation

the operation eagle claw conducted by the united states armed forces was a failed mission which aimed to rescue 52 americans captured as hostages in the american embassy, tehran on 24/4/1980.the mission was authorized by president jimmy carter. the failures included;   obstacles in operation that included operational conditions challenges caused by sandstorms, hydraulic problems of one the helicopters and , mechanical failure of another helicopter that was identified as a cracked rotor blade and the crashing of another helicopter during mission abortion causing death of 8 service persons.