1980's Space Vocab

2. Ride – The first American woman to journey into space.
4. Bomber – A supersonic U.S. strategic bomber nicknamed "Bone" for its long-range bombing capability.
5. – NASA’s first space shuttle orbiter, which made its debut flight in 1981.
7. – The Space Shuttle that tragically broke apart shortly after launch in 1986.
8. Bluford – The first African American astronaut to fly in space.
10. Submarine – A nuclear-powered submarine that carries Trident ballistic missiles as a key part of a nation's deterrence.
12. – The Caribbean nation that was invaded by U.S. forces in a 1983 military operation.
14. Stewart – A NASA astronaut who flew on Space Shuttle missions during the program’s active years.

1. Islands – The South Atlantic islands that were the center of a 1982 conflict between Britain and Argentina.
2. Bomber – A U.S. bomber built with special design features to avoid being seen by radar.
3. – The capital of Lebanon that experienced a major bombing in 1983.
4. McCandless – The astronaut celebrated for performing a completely untethered spacewalk using a maneuvering unit.
5. McAuliffe – The teacher chosen for the Teacher in Space program who perished in the Challenger disaster.
6. Missile – A Cold War-era nuclear missile designed for mobility and rapid launch.
9. Wars – The nickname for President Reagan’s 1980s U.S. missile defense initiative (not the movie).
11. – The international military alliance formed in 1949 whose name stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
13. – The NASA shuttle that carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.