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Not only did the launch of Sputnik spur America to action in the space race, it also led directly to the creation of N.A.S.A. throught the space act bill. Sputnik also contributed directly to advancement in science and technology. This came about when President Eisenhower enacted a bill called the National Defense Education Act.This bill encouraged students to go to college and study math and science. They would be payed to study these subjects. This led to a new emphasis on science and technology. This emphasis mainly at the time focused on sending a man to the moon. Sputnik also created building blocks which probably led to the general establishment of the way science is conducted in the United States today. Today we focus on energy and defense. America looks to science and by extent Sputnik to provide us with those answers.