36 - Space Race

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Across
  1. 2. – Angle of sunlight hitting the spacecraft, crucial in planning.
  2. 3. – Rocket used for Mercury and early space launches.
  3. 5. – Used for safety and experiments during spacewalks.
  4. 7. – Term for the fully assembled launch vehicle and spacecraft.
  5. 10. – Type of rocket fuel used in maneuvering thrusters.
  6. 11. – Critical system for flight navigation and control.
  7. 12. – Acronym for the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module.
  8. 13. – Path traveled by spacecraft around celestial bodies.
Down
  1. 1. – Powdery lunar surface material astronauts walked on.
  2. 3. – Apollo Guidance Computer that helped land on the Moon.
  3. 4. – Used by astronauts to guide mission steps (essential).
  4. 6. – Soviet communication satellite series with elliptical orbits.
  5. 7. – Systems engineer role made famous in Apollo 12 power failure.
  6. 8. – Flight dynamics officer in NASA mission control.
  7. 9. – First active communications satellite, launched in 1962.