The SPACE RACE was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to explore outer SPACE. It began in 1957 with the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, by the Soviets and ended in 1975 with the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The term SPACE RACE can be broken down into three crossword solutions: EWOKS (5 letters), ALIENS (6 letters), and VULCANS (7 letters). EWOKS are a fictional species from the Star Wars universe, ALIENS are extraterrestrial life forms, and VULCANS are a humanoid species from the Star Trek universe.