37 - Space Race

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Across
  1. 2. – Soviet program following Vostok; carried multiple crew.
  2. 4. – First name of Grissom’s wife; symbol of astronaut family support.
  3. 8. – Coolant used in spacecraft environmental systems.
  4. 9. – Critical phase returning spacecraft to Earth atmosphere.
  5. 12. – Cape where many launches took place before Kennedy renaming.
  6. 14. – Fireproof fabric used in astronaut suits.
  7. 15. – German site where early rocket tech was developed.
Down
  1. 1. – Apollo 13 command module name.
  2. 3. – First Soviet space station program.
  3. 5. – Lunar mountain range near Apollo 17 landing site.
  4. 6. – Ship that recovered Apollo 11 astronauts.
  5. 7. – Docking target for Gemini missions.
  6. 10. – Apollo 12 lunar module name.
  7. 11. – First U.S. satellite, launched in 1958.
  8. 13. – Soviet official in charge of cosmonaut training.