The successful attempt to put the satellite Sputnik into space confirmed the fear of the US citizens that the Soviet Union was capable of potentially placing weapons into space (like missile-technology satellites, etc).
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I think it was a because they fought against the greatest naval power. So i think they were trying to prove a point.