Space Race

12345678910111213
Across
  1. 3. First ever earth satellite, made by the Soviet Union
  2. 6. First person in space
  3. 7. Put the first person on the moon; was apart of cold war/space race against Soviet Union
  4. 8. Competition between Soviet Union and U.S to achieve superior spaceflight
  5. 10. First American to orbit Earth
  6. 12. First American in space
Down
  1. 1. Successfully put the first person in space with sputnik and was part of cold war/space race against U.S
  2. 2. First space probe to hit the moon; made by the Soviet Union
  3. 4. First person on the moon
  4. 5. When the U.S put chimpanzees in space
  5. 9. Period of tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union; space race was apart of the war
  6. 11. American program that set several milestones in space travel; it had 14 missions
  7. 13. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Federal agency dedicated to space exploration