Across
- 5. A landform (usually a mountain) where molten rock erupts through the surface of the planet
- 8. Where all of the planets, stars, and galaxies are found. The zone above and around our planet
- 9. knowledge about the natural world that is based on facts learned through experiments and observation
- 12. A flying device used to launch satellites into outer space
- 13. Dish-shaped equipment designed to receive or transmit information by radio waves to or from a communication satellite
- 14. A satellite that was created as a joint mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization
- 16. To send or throw into the air with great force
- 17. The path that a satellite takes in space when it goes around the Earth
- 18. The name of the building at UAF that is home to ASF's original antenna
Down
- 1. The largest state in the U.S. that is home to ASF
- 2. The name of ASF's data search where you can download satellite images
- 3. NASA's first synthetic aperture radar satellite,
- 4. A person that maintains, designs, builds, and upgrades ground station equipment
- 6. A person that works at the ground station and manages and controls the antenna systems
- 7. A task or goal that is regarded as a very important duty
- 10. an agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research
- 11. The third planet from the sun that can support life
- 15. A machine that is launched into space and moves around Earth or another body in space