Chapter 2-Exploring Space

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Across
  1. 2. A small robotic space probe that can move about the surface of a planet or moon.
  2. 6. A large artificial satellite on which people can live and work for long periods.
  3. 7. The velocity an object must reach to fly beyond a planet’s or moon’s gravitational pull.
  4. 9. An orbit in which a satellite orbits Earth at the same rate as Earth rotates and thus stays over the same place all the time.
  5. 11. A place that is empty of all matter.
  6. 12. A device that expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite direction.
  7. 13. A spacecraft that has various scientific instruments that can collect data, including visual images, but has no human crew.
  8. 14. An object that orbits a planet.
Down
  1. 1. A spacecraft that can carry a crew into space, return to Earth, and then be reused for the same purpose.
  2. 3. The collection of information about Earth and other objects in space using satellites or probes.
  3. 4. The velocity a rocket must achieve to establish an orbit around a body in space.
  4. 5. An item that has uses on Earth but was originally developed for use in space.
  5. 8. The condition of experiencing weightlessness in orbit.
  6. 10. The reaction force that propels a rocket forward.
  7. 11. Speed in a given direction.