On this day in history, July 29, President Eisenhower signed bill creating NASA
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President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act on this day in history, July 29, 1958, which created NASA and led to America's dominance of space exploration.
Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The act was a direct response to the success of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, in October 1957.
The achievement spawned fears in the U.S. and Western Europe of ceding control of the final frontier to the Soviets.
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