34 - Space Race

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Across
  1. 2. – Apollo 17 astronaut, only geologist to walk on the Moon.
  2. 3. – Step-by-step procedure used by astronauts.
  3. 6. – Commander of Apollo 13, “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
  4. 7. – Apollo 13 lunar module pilot who never reached the Moon.
  5. 9. – City home to NASA’s Mission Control.
  6. 10. – Operation to retrieve astronauts after splashdown.
  7. 13. – Period astronauts underwent after returning from the Moon.
Down
  1. 1. – Term for a rocket’s launch moment.
  2. 2. – Apollo 13 command module pilot, replaced Mattingly.
  3. 3. – Last man to walk on the Moon, Apollo 17.
  4. 4. – Command module pilot for Apollo 17.
  5. 5. – Real-time data transmission from space to ground.
  6. 8. – Early global satellite communications network.
  7. 11. – Vehicle used to transport rockets to launch pads.
  8. 12. – NASA’s massive rocket assembly building (Vehicle Assembly Building).