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- 4. ___ cells; Devices that convert sunlight into energy, used to power spacecraft.
- 5. The first American satellite to successfully orbit Earth.
- 6. The first space station, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971.
- 7. A non-stick material used in spacecraft heat shields and spacesuits.
- 8. Aldrin; The second astronaut to walk on the moon.
- 10. invented to write in zero gravity and extreme conditions.
- 12. ____ Gagarin; The first human to orbit the Earth in 1961.
- 13. U.S. government agency created in 1958 to oversee space exploration.
- 14. The first animal in space, a dog launched by the Soviet Union.
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- 1. The spacecraft that carried the first human into space.
- 2. ____Tereshkova; The first woman to travel into space, in 1963.
- 3. ___ foam; A soft material developed by NASA to improve astronaut safety and comfort.
- 6. The world’s first artificial satellite, launched in 1957.
- 9. The mission that landed the first humans on the moon in 1969.
- 11. Armstrong; The first person to walk on the moon.
