Astronauts and NASA

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  1. 2. In the movie Hidden Figures, the women worked as ___________ and calculated the math necessary to handle the launch and landing for the space program
  2. 3. the first American in space
  3. 7. what does ISS stand for?
  4. 8. the first man in space (a soviet)
  5. 11. astronauts landed on the moon July 20, 19_9 (spell out the number)
  6. 12. conspiracy theorists incorrectly cite the photos, the flag, and the footprint as evidence that we did ________ land on the moon
  7. 13. this project had the goals of putting a human in orbit and bringing him back safely as well as seeing how the human body responds to being in space
  8. 15. the most recent rover to go to Mars
  9. 18. a microphone, helicopter, and MOXIE are all examples of _________ to the previous rovers.
  10. 19. the Apollo 1 mission ended in tragedy when the cabin caught ________ on the launch pad.
Down
  1. 1. the robotic arm used to assemble the ISS is now used to help doctors with___________.
  2. 3. this is the last of the three space projects that had the goal of landing a man on the moon.
  3. 4. The language that astronauts speak on the international space station
  4. 5. this astronaut said "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" as he stepped on the moon
  5. 6. ___________ Johnson was a woman who performed calculations essential for the safe return of John Glenn's capsule back to Earth.
  6. 7. the name of the first helicopter flown on Mars
  7. 9. the space race began in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched the worlds first artificial satellite named________.
  8. 10. this industry benefited from an air purifier that removes the hormone ethylene developed by nasa on the international space station
  9. 14. the name of the crater where the Perseverance rover landed
  10. 15. astronauts do not need ______ or military experience to apply to be an astronaut, but it helps
  11. 16. it is important for astronauts to _________ while in space to prevent bone loss, muscle loss, and help with overall mental health
  12. 17. Early space exploration was driven by competition between the US and Russia during the ___________.