Space Exploration Vehicles

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Across
  1. 2. planet that NASA is currently exploring with rovers
  2. 9. the path a planet makes as it travels around the Sun
  3. 10. scientists send these on the ISS to test the effects of microgravity
  4. 12. a spacecraft that travels through space to collect scientific information
  5. 13. everything beyond the Earth's atmosphere, where the Sun, stars and other planets are
  6. 15. orbits the Earth once every 28 days
  7. 16. refers to any type of vehicle that travels in space
  8. 18. The Space Shuttle lifts off from the ___ pad.
  9. 19. known as space rocks, they are found especially between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter
  10. 20. everything that exists anywhere on Earth or in space
  11. 22. a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance
  12. 24. the name of our galaxy
  13. 25. someone that travels into space
  14. 26. HEDS stands for the Human Exploration and ____ of Space
  15. 30. a rocket launched spacecraft used to make repeated trips between the Earth and Earth’s orbit
Down
  1. 1. a large artificial satellite used as a long-term base for manned operations in space
  2. 3. power that helps power the International Space Station
  3. 4. the space shuttle that exploded during launch, killing all of the crew
  4. 5. to study and observe something to learn more about it
  5. 6. do not carry astronauts and send data back to Earth for scientists to study
  6. 7. name for a Russian astronaut
  7. 8. near weightlessness, almost zero gravity
  8. 10. to search or travel to discover new things
  9. 11. contains the Sun and all the planets that orbit the Sun
  10. 14. used to describe anything of or relating to the Moon
  11. 17. a region where people live near an uncharted or unexplored area where there are no people
  12. 21. a huge ball of burning gas, held together by its own gravity
  13. 23. a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or other celestial body
  14. 27. a place where scientists can work and conduct experiments
  15. 28. science as it is put to use in the work of everyday life
  16. 29. designed to do things that are too dangerous for astronauts to do