What effect did the cold war have on the american space program? question 18 options: competition with the soviet union spurred american space missions. american and soviet scientific cooperation lessened political tension. the need for nuclear weapons led to less sophisticated rocket technology. high levels of military spending deterred scientific research.

Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions

Explanation:

The Cold War was a period in which the USA and the USSR did everything in their power in order to be the best and strongest in every possible aspect. Apart from the weaponry, military, politics, economy, zones of influence, the space was also a field for competition between the two. The Soviets managed to get into space first, having the first man that made a full circle around the Earth. This skyrocketed the reputation of the USSR, so the USA invested a lot in the coming years in order to surpass that, managing to send the first people on the Moon.

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