Space Race

4. First american in space
5. The first man to be in space and complete and orbit around earth
6. a term used to refer to a Russian or Soviet Astronaut
7. First dog to be in space aboard the Sputnik 2, and artificial soviet satellite
9. a Mercury Space Capsule that sent the first American in space
10. The first satellite to be put in space created by the soviet union
13. president of the United States during the space race who made it the nation’s goal to land a man on the moon
15. Developed under the Apollo program, it was the first rocket strong enough to complete a flight to the moon

1. A spaceflight that landed humans on the moon for the first time
2. a modified redstone missile that became the first US satellite in space
3. a US government space agency in charge of aeronautics research and space research
8. “That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.”
11. lead Soviet space engineer who made major contributions to the success of the Sputnik and Vostok programs
12. group of seven astronauts that piloted all the spaceflights for Project Mercury
14. the first chimpanzee to be launched into space and successfully survive the landing; flew on the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission