Artemis II

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Across
  1. 3. – The path a spacecraft follows around a planet or moon
  2. 5. – The natural satellite Artemis II will travel around
  3. 6. – To leave Earth and begin the mission
  4. 8. – The layer of gases surrounding Earth
  5. 10. SURFACE – The goal of Artemis missions: returning humans to this place
  6. 13. PAD – The place rockets launch from
  7. 14. – The direction the rocket travels after liftoff
  8. 15. – The capsule that carries astronauts
  9. 17. VELOCITY – The speed needed to escape Earth’s gravity
  10. 18. MISSION – A test flight with astronauts but no Moon landing
  11. 19. – The force that pulls objects toward Earth
Down
  1. 1. – The number of this Artemis mission
  2. 2. – The large tanks that fall away from the rocket during flight
  3. 4. – The fiery process that powers the rocket upward
  4. 7. – A vehicle designed for travel in space
  5. 9. – The team of people traveling in the spacecraft
  6. 10. – The time when the rocket lifts off
  7. 11. LAUNCH SYSTEM – The rocket used to launch Artemis missions
  8. 12. – The name of NASA’s program returning humans to the Moon
  9. 16. – The U.S. space agency behind the launch