Space Race

2. An object placed in orbit around a planet, moon, or star
5. Term used for a professional astronaut trained and certified by the Russian space agency
6. American pilot shot down in his U-2 spy plane, captured and convicted of spying.
8. When an astronaut leaves their spacecraft and works outside of it in space
9. The name of the Soviet Union's first artificial satellite
11. The geopolitical tension between the US and the Soviet Union, which fueled the Space Race
13. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the US government agency responsible for the civilian space program and aeronautics research
14. Armstrong First man on the moon

1. Not related to military or armed forces
3. A series of missions conducted by NASA that culminated in the successful moon landing in 1969, showcasing American achievements in space exploration
4. To send a spacecraft or rocket into space
7. A military alliance, formed in 1955, of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite nations
9. Period of intense competition between the US and Soviet Union to achieve military milestones
10. the process of sending a vehicle, like a rocket, into space
12. 11 The American spaceflight that landed humans on the moon for the first time