Which statement best describes why the rising action is longer than the falling action? Complications and conflicts unfold slowly.
Many characters are introduced.
Complete background information is presented.
The setting is described in detail.

After the success of the sputnik launch, the united states feared that they would never be able to launch their own satellite, the ussr had used technology developed by the united states, the soviets had superior nuclear capabilities, that any future us satellites would not be as successful.