Outer Space Race: Vocabulary

• The Space Race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the first to explore _______ .

• country

• space

• land

• The Soviets launched the very first artificial _______ called Sputnik.

• ball

• toy

• object

• The goal of the Apollo missions was to be the first to _____ the moon.

• land on

• fly around

• go

• The competition between the US and USSR helped to _____ in many scientific fields like rocket technology.

• decrease

• improve

• stop

• The Space Race is an example of _____ between two countries, with each trying to be better than the other.

• cooperation

• friendship

• competition

• Many _____ were made during the Space Race, leading to new inventions and discoveries.

• warnings

• mistakes

• breakthroughs

• _____ like Laika's spaceflight helped scientists learn more about the effects of space travel on living things.

• Experiments

• Stories

• Drawings

• The success of the Apollo missions required the work of many _____, including scientists, engineers, and astronauts.

• teachers

• specialists

• doctors

• _____ satellites launched during the Space Race helped us learn more about weather patterns.

• Communication

• Navigation

• Weather

1. Today, countries around the world are _____ in space exploration, working together on projects like the International Space Station.

• competing

• arguing

• cooperating