The Space Race

1. successful mission to get men on the moon
4. second man on the moon
7. rocket launch space
8. A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
11. United States government agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
14. first American to orbit the Earth
16. first living thing to enter space
17. This second US manned space project used a two seat capsule
19. largest natural object that orbits the Earth
21. president during parts of the cold war, including the space race

1. first american in space
2. a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
3. a moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star
5. a flying device, shaped like a tube, that is driven by hot gases released from engines in its rear.
6. first man in space
9. an individual who has flown in outer space
10. First NASA mission to get to get people into space
12. was the first manned mission of the United States Apollo program
13. second manmade satelitte to enter space
15. first man on the moon
18. first american satellite in space
20. first manmade satellite to enter space