The correct answers to these open questions are the following.
Americans reacted to Sputnik 1 with fear and concern. Yes, United States citizens were concerned that they were inferior to the Soviets in terms of science, technology, and missiles.
Sputnik II Puts Dog In Space?
Yes, it is true. Its name was "Lanka." This dog was launched into space as part of the Soviet Union project Sputnik II, in November of 1957.
The plan for Sputnik II was to make tests and experiments in order to know what was needed to put a human into space.
Who did the Russian choose to send to space?
The Soviet Union decided to send astronaut Yuri Gagarin. He was the first human into space. His capsule was named "Vostok," which completed its orbit on April 12, 1961.
Another response to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 was that the US federal government began spending billions of dollars to improve American science education.
The space program had to be sped up because, in those years of the Cold War, it was inadmissible for the United States to behind the Soviet Union in the space race. The United States federal government also invested a lot in education and space research.
