Artemis II Crossword

2. A protective layer on a spacecraft that prevents damage from extreme heat during reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.
5. NASA’s ongoing effort to return humans to the Moon and eventually prepare for missions to Mars.
10. The U.S. government agency responsible for space exploration and the Artemis missions.
11. The path a spacecraft follows through space.
12. The process of a spacecraft returning to Earth’s atmosphere from space.
13. A trajectory in which a spacecraft travels around the Moon without landing and returns to Earth.
14. A specific time period when conditions are ideal for launching a spacecraft.
17. The section of Orion that provides power, propulsion, and life-support resources.
18. The powerful rocket used to launch the Orion spacecraft into space.

1. Technology that provides astronauts with air, water, and temperature control to survive in space.
3. The first crewed mission in NASA’s Artemis program that will send astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth.
4. The curved path of an object as it moves around a planet, moon, or star due to gravity.
6. The total length of time a space mission lasts, from launch to landing.
7. Regions of space beyond Earth’s immediate orbit, including the area around the Moon.
8. A technique that uses the gravitational pull of a planet or moon to change a spacecraft’s speed and direction.
9. A person trained to travel and work in space.
15. The part of the Orion spacecraft where astronauts live and work during the mission.
16. The capsule designed to carry astronauts to deep space destinations like the Moon.