Which of the following story summaries is most similar to a myth? a. two friends take a trip to see important historic places. b. a young boy visits his grandparents during the summer. c. criminals kidnap a famous politician. d. a god teaches humans how to make fire.

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.