The Space Race

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Across
  1. 2. What is the name of the program, directed by NASA, launched in 1968, and designed to accomplish the goal of a moon landing?
  2. 4. First US Satellite Explorer 1 was launched
  3. 5. First human spaceflight
  4. 8. Who was the first American to enter space?
  5. 11. What is the name of the program, directed by NASA, designed to stage a series of space test flights between 1961 and 1963?
  6. 13. Which president started a multi-billion dollar program to send astronauts to the moon in 1962?
  7. 14. Sputnik 2 was launched with the first dog in orbit
Down
  1. 1. a large spacecraft. It orbits around the earth it is a home where astronauts live
  2. 3. He was the first human to journey into outer space(Soviet Union)
  3. 6. Besides the Space Race, what other technological race was taking place between the two rival countries?
  4. 7. the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration.
  5. 9. a rocket launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft
  6. 10. Sputnik the first artificial satellite was launched
  7. 12. First controlled space flight