Space Race Worksheet #2

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  1. 3. Missile used to launch the USSR's Sputnik.
  2. 4. The United States' government space program used for aeronautical research, space research, and achievements in space.
  3. 7. The first American to orbit Earth.
  4. 8. The mission where all of the crew members died.
  5. 9. The name of the first Russian satelite.
  6. 11. The animals used as a test subject to prepare for human space exploration.
  7. 13. The competition between the USA and the USSR of who can make more progress in the field of spaceflight.
  8. 14. The rocket ship used to carry the first person to space.
  9. 15. The first person who was sent to space.
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  1. 1. The president that signed the public order to create of NASA.
  2. 2. The first US space program, which had a goal of sending a human to space.
  3. 5. The US's first space satellite.
  4. 6. The mission where humans were on the Moon's surface for the first time.
  5. 10. A ballistic missile designed for nuclear weapons delivery / international travel.
  6. 12. A non-governmental organization dedicated to working internationally for the advancement of science.