National Space Exploration Day

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Across
  1. 7. NASA was originally created to explore this part of the Earth
  2. 8. This is the movie that is the most accurate space movie
  3. 10. This robot sang Happy Birthday
  4. 11. The next closest galaxy next to us
  5. 12. The stray dog that was the first living creature to orbit Earth
Down
  1. 1. This is a space telescope named after an astronomer
  2. 2. This planet has the heaviest gravitational pull
  3. 3. This historical event triggered the race to space
  4. 4. The first animal to travel space due to their short lifespan
  5. 5. A movie known to have accurate special effects...like it's black hole
  6. 6. This planet spins on it's side
  7. 9. The first robot to land on Mars