The Space Race

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Across
  1. 4. This was the name of the Lunar module that landed on the moon
  2. 6. Both sides had many _________, like crashes, explosions, and deaths.
  3. 8. Who launched the first satellite? (Americans or Russians)
  4. 9. This is what the Russians called their space pilots
  5. 11. John Glenn was the first American to orbit (go around) the Earth. His spacecraft was called the ______________ 7.
  6. 13. After WWII, the US and Soviets put a lot of work into ____________ research
  7. 14. The first man in space was Yuri ____________
  8. 15. The first American in space was Alan _______________
Down
  1. 1. The trip to the moon took this many days
  2. 2. The name of the US moon program
  3. 3. This program developed technology for the Apollo spacecraft
  4. 5. Neil _______________ was the first man to step foot on the moon
  5. 7. This was the name of the first successful satellite
  6. 10. In 1955, both countries announced they would be launching these into orbit
  7. 12. This US president announced he wanted America to be the first to put a man on the moon