The Space Race

History Hard 18 words1 plays

A rocket launches toward a cratered moon with satellites and spacecraft orbiting among distant stars.
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SNBLAUNCHKAP
AINIRAGAGSTO
TRZGENARTSCL
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LLFOAOOIPNRO
LAMNVNRSSOUG
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TYTUOLEKSTIN
EATQENETOMBM
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  • ALDRIN
  • APOLLO
  • ARMSTRONG
  • ASTRONAUT
  • CAPSULE
  • COSMONAUT
  • GAGARIN
  • LAUNCH
  • LIFTOFF
  • LUNAR
  • MISSION
  • MOON
  • NASA
  • ORBIT
  • ROCKET
  • SATELLITE
  • SOVIET
  • SPUTNIK

Sputnik went up, Gagarin orbited, and Armstrong walked on the Moon. Every word here traces that Cold War push toward the stars, from liftoff and capsule to astronaut and cosmonaut. Search for the terms on screen or print it out.

The Space Race Word Search Answer Key

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