FASCINATED
To show intense interest.
USSR
The Soviet Union, also known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a collection of countries under a Russian ruler that included Russia and 14 other countries.
COLD WAR
A rivalry between the US and USSR that lasted over four decades. No battles were fought between the two nations, although there was a great tension that an actual war could break out.
SATELLITE
A man-made object placed in orbit around Earth to collect data.
ORBIT
The path an object follows around the Earth, Moon, or stars.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established in 1958 for space exploration and research.
PROJECT MERCURY
The first human space flight operation started by NASA in 1958. Project Mercury sent a total of six American astronauts into space.
COSMONAUT
An astronaut of the Soviet space program.
GEMINI PROJECT
The flight operation that helped develop the technology needed for space travel to the Moon. During the Gemini Project, Amercians completed their first spacewalk, orbited Earth for more than a week, and had two spacecrafts connect or dock in space.
PROJECT APOLLO
The space program that led to 11 American spaceflights and the first humans to walk on the Moon.