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An American Hero Flies Again

"An American Hero Flies Again" explores the thrilling era of the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the USA. This nonfiction account highlights key figures like Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, and John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth. It covers significant milestones such as the launch of Sputnik, the first satellites in space, and Neil Armstrong's historic Moon landing. This narrative not only captures the technological rivalry but also the human spirit and determination that fueled these extraordinary achievements.

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An American Hero Flies Again

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  1. An American Hero Flies Again Genre: Nonfiction-gives information about real people, places, or things.

  2. The Soviet Union • A country that existed between 1922-1991. The largest country in the word covering 1/6 of the world’s land area. A large part of it is now called Russia.

  3. Space race • A competition between the Soviet Union and the USA over the exploration of space

  4. Launch a satellite • To send a ship in the air • Satellite

  5. Sputnik • Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 were the first satellites launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957. • Sputnik 2 carried a dog named Laika. Laika became the first animal in space

  6. Manned spacecraft • A spaceship that has people on board

  7. Yuri Gagarin- a Soviet cosmonaut. First man in space 1961

  8. Orbit the Earth • Go around the Earth

  9. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth on board of spaceship Friendship 7

  10. Neil Armstrong- first man on the Moon July 20, 1969

  11. Aging process • The process of getting older

  12. Heart monitors • A device for measuring the heart rhythm

  13. Historical • Related to history • Can you name these historical characters?

  14. automatically • Doing something by habit or without much thinking or effort • When we touch a hot object, we automatically pull our hand away. • - How are you? • -I’m fine (sometimes we answer automatically- without much thinking)

  15. requirements • Something that must be done • Check out the OKCPS requirements for graduation

  16. dispute • Disagreement or argument • What is their dispute about?

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