Read the following sentences: “The Soviet Union’s famous launch of a satellite called Sputnik had been an embarrassment for the United States—the United States thought that it should be the leader of space travel. Eisenhower created a branch within the Department of Defense to ensure that the scientific leadership of America wouldn’t be eclipsed again in the future. This new organization, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), became one of the major engines of technological innovation throughout the 1960s and 1970s.” Based on this information, what can be concluded?