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The Why Files: Sputnik's Legacy

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This exploratory article (published September 11, 1997) outlines the history of the Sputnik Space program, but also includes the response within the United States educational system to speedily ramp up the study of science, math and foreign languages.

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science education, russian space program, national defense education act, russian space agency, space race, sputnik's legacy, the why files, u.s. education, united states reaction, why? files
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)