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