President Dwight D. Eisenhower responded to the Sputnik challenge by creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and initiating Project Mercury, which aimed to launch a man into Earth orbit.
pɹˈɛzɪdənt dwˈaɪt dˈiː. ˈaɪzənhˌaʊɚ ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd tə ðə spˈʌtnɪk tʃˈælɪndʒ baɪ kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə nˈæʃənəl ˌɛɹoʊnˈɔːɾɪks ænd spˈeɪs ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən nˈæsɐ, ænd ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt mˈɜːkjʊɹi, wˌɪtʃ ˈeɪmd tə lˈɑːntʃ ɐ mˈæn ˌɪntʊ ˈɜːθ ˈɔːɹbɪt.