Space Race

2. The name given to Soviet astronauts, derived from the Greek words for "universe" and "sailor."
5. The first human in space, orbiting Earth in April 1961 (Last Name).
7. The world's first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviets in 1957.
9. The massive NASA program that successfully landed twelve Americans on the lunar surface.
10. The name of the first successful American satellite, launched in 1958.
11. The Soviet Premier who led the USSR during the peak of the Space Race and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
12. The early, ill-fated US rocket project that famously exploded on the launchpad on live TV in 1957, dubbed "Flopnik."
13. The first American to successfully orbit the Earth, flying aboard Friendship 7 in 1962.

1. Acronym for the long-range missiles developed during the arms race that were also space launch vehicles.
3. The premier American space agency, established in 1958 in direct response to early Soviet successes.
4. General term for any artificial object placed into orbit, which became a primary tool for Cold War espionage and communication.
6. The US President who famously declared that America would choose to go to the Moon before the 1960s ended.
8. The socialist superpower that challenged the United States for dominance in orbit.
9. The American astronaut who took the historic "one small step for man" on the Moon in 1969.
12. The German ballistic missile tech captured by both superpower nations at the end of WWII to jumpstart their rocket programs.