Spacecraft

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Across
  1. 2. Small, pressurized section where astronauts ride, often returns to Earth.
  2. 7. Used by spacecraft to send and receive signals or data.
  3. 8. Protects spacecraft from extreme heat, especially during reentry (Heat ____).
  4. 13. The area where pilots control the spacecraft.
  5. 15. Powerful vehicle used for launch into space.
  6. 17. Object orbiting Earth, often for communication or weather.
  7. 18. Part of the rocket that provides thrust (push).
  8. 19. Large structure orbiting Earth where astronauts live and work (like the ISS).
Down
  1. 1. A self-contained section of a larger spacecraft (e.g., Lunar ____).
  2. 2. The team of astronauts working together aboard a spacecraft.
  3. 3. Spacecraft designed to touch down softly on a surface (like the Moon).
  4. 4. Collects energy from the sun (Solar ____).
  5. 5. The act of sending a rocket or spacecraft into the sky.
  6. 6. Reusable spacecraft, looked like an airplane.
  7. 9. To connect one spacecraft securely to another in space.
  8. 10. Wheeled vehicle used to explore the surface of Mars or the Moon.
  9. 11. A spacecraft designed primarily to circle a planet or moon.
  10. 12. The specific goal or planned journey for a spacecraft.
  11. 14. Unmanned craft sent to explore planets or deep space.
  12. 16. The curved path a spacecraft takes around Earth or another body.