The Space Race

5. 7 The spacecraft used by John Glenn during America's first orbital flight.
6. Union The communist superpower that competed against the USA during the Cold War.
7. One of the first successful American satellites launched during the Space Race.
8. Shepard Jr The first American astronaut to travel into space.
9. War The period of tension and rivalry between the USA and Soviet Union after World War II.
10. The first artificial satellite launched into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957.
12. Earth's natural satellite and the destination of Apollo 11.
13. The American space agency responsible for the Apollo Moon missions.
15. An economic system where businesses are privately owned and compete for profit.
16. Armstrong The first person to walk on the Moon.

1. An object that orbits a planet, either naturally or artificially.
2. Gagarin The first human to travel into space.
3. A person trained to travel and work in space.
4. Race The competition between the USA and Soviet Union to achieve major space exploration milestones.
9. An economic and political system where the government controls most businesses and resources.
11. The country that sent Neil Armstrong to the Moon in 1969.
14. The vast area beyond Earth's atmosphere where planets and stars are found.