The Right Stuff

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Across
  1. 2. The name of the Russian space program
  2. 7. What was the name of the first chimp in space?
  3. 9. The first U.S. rocket launch site
  4. 11. One of the most dangerous jobs in the military
  5. 12. The number of astronauts in the first Mercury program
  6. 14. Author of The Right Stuff
  7. 15. The magazine with exclusive rights to cover the astronauts
  8. 16. First man in space (Russian)
  9. 17. Who was the American rival for space exploration?
  10. 19. The first person to break the sound barrier
Down
  1. 1. How returning astronauts were celebrated
  2. 3. America’s first successful space project
  3. 4. What does a pilot need to be successful?
  4. 5. Who was the first American to orbit Earth?
  5. 6. The first species in space
  6. 8. A pilot who flies spacecraft
  7. 10. First American president to invest heavily in the space program
  8. 12. The first American in space.
  9. 13. Air Force base where top pilots were trained
  10. 18. Bar famous for serving Air Force pilots