The Space Race

4. This was the name of the Lunar module that landed on the moon
6. Both sides had many _________, like crashes, explosions, and deaths.
8. Who launched the first satellite? (Americans or Russians)
9. This is what the Russians called their space pilots
11. John Glenn was the first American to orbit (go around) the Earth. His spacecraft was called the ______________ 7.
13. After WWII, the US and Soviets put a lot of work into ____________ research
14. The first man in space was Yuri ____________
15. The first American in space was Alan _______________

1. The trip to the moon took this many days
2. The name of the US moon program
3. This program developed technology for the Apollo spacecraft
5. Neil _______________ was the first man to step foot on the moon
7. This was the name of the first successful satellite
10. In 1955, both countries announced they would be launching these into orbit
12. This US president announced he wanted America to be the first to put a man on the moon