Space Race Word Search

Words in the Space Race word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

rocket

Engine and fuel tank that pushes a craft out of the atmosphere.

moon

The target of the race, first reached by humans in 1969.

launch

The moment a rocket leaves the pad and climbs.

orbit

A curved path that keeps a craft circling the Earth.

astronaut

The American word for a person who travels in space.

mission

One planned flight with its own crew, goals, and schedule.

capsule

Small sealed cabin where the crew rode during flight.

nasa

The United States civilian space agency, founded in 1958.

satellite

An object placed in orbit to circle the Earth.

countdown

The backward count of seconds before a liftoff.

gravity

The pull a rocket must overcome to reach space.

space suit

Pressurized clothing that supplies air outside the spacecraft.

apollo

American program that landed twelve men on the Moon.

sputnik

First artificial satellite, launched by the Soviets in 1957.

mercury

First American program to put a person into orbit.

gemini

Two seat program that practiced docking and spacewalks.

cosmonaut

The Soviet and Russian word for a space traveler.

gagarin

Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961.

armstrong

Neil Armstrong was the first person to step onto the Moon.

john glenn

First American to orbit the Earth, in February 1962.

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