Across
- 1. Platform from which rockets lift off.
- 3. Mobile robotic vehicle used on planetary surfaces.
- 6. Curved path of a spacecraft around a celestial body.
- 8. Force produced by an engine to move the aircraft forward.
- 9. Flight control surface that rolls the aircraft.
- 10. Equipment, instruments, or cargo carried into space.
- 12. Compartment where pilots control the aircraft.
- 15. Irregular air motion causing bumps during flight.
- 16. Speed of an aircraft relative to the surrounding air.
- 17. Process of collecting and transmitting data from a vehicle.
- 19. Person trained to travel and work in space.
- 20. Vehicle designed to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Down
- 2. Device in jet engines that injects fuel for extra thrust.
- 4. Flight control surface that pitches the aircraft.
- 5. Object placed into orbit for communication or observation.
- 7. Rocket stage providing initial thrust during launch.
- 11. Loss of lift caused by exceeding the critical angle of attack.
- 13. Surface on which aircraft take off and land.
- 14. Main body of an aircraft that holds crew and payload.
- 18. Minimum speed needed to break free from a planet’s gravity.