As a result of the Soviets launching Sputnik, C. Congress passed the national aeronautics and space at creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA).
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union gained an edge in the Space race by being the first to launch a satellite into space.
To prove that they were better, Congress approved funding and measures that created NASA in the hopes that the U.S. would then catch up to the Soviet Union and then beat them in the space race.
In conclusion, option C is correct.
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