Question 29. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. Despite numerous Soviet milestones, the progression of U.S. space i...

Question 29. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Despite numerous Soviet milestones, the progression of U.S. space initiatives was not significantly altered by external technological threats.

B. Competition in space exploration escalated geopolitical rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War period.

C. The success of the U.S. space program was entirely due to its strategic recruitment of former German rocket scientists after World War II.

D. After the Cold War rivalry cooled, both superpowers eventually abandoned their space efforts and shifted focus to domestic development.