Blasting into Space

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  1. 4. it is detachable compartment of a space craft
  2. 6. a garment designed to allow an astronaut to survive in space
  3. 8. it is a check up time before a space craft is launched from the earth
  4. 9. on successful re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, the orbiter flies like an........
  5. 11. a device designed to supply and hold a missile in position for firing
  6. 14. it is known to be the most dangerous hazard in space flight
  7. 15. it exerted by the earth which makes getting into space difficult
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  1. 1. this is the powerful space telescope launched by America in 1990
  2. 2. it is in front of the orbiter in a space shuttle where the crew members work and live
  3. 3. it is a space craft, sent on missions, to study various bodies in the solar system
  4. 5. this space shuttle got disintegrated into pieces while re-entering the earth's atmosphere on 1 February 2003
  5. 7. it is the fuel used in the rockets, set off by Chinese soldiers, about 700 years ago
  6. 10. this is the biggest rocket ever built
  7. 12. it is used as a fuel along with liquid oxygen in a space shuttle
  8. 13. a small sealed and pressurised cabin, with an acceptable environment, often used for sending men or animals into space