NASA & Space Exploration

2. The abbreviation for the Space Launch System, referring to the rocket Orion is attached to.
5. The German rocket scientist who designed the Saturn rockets which carried astronauts to the Moon.
11. When the rocket is being fueled with supercold fuel for liftoff, the terms _____ and LH2 are used.
12. The first human in space was _____________.
15. Apollo 11's mission commander.
19. What dog orbited the Earth on Sputnik II?
20. Astronaut who played golf on the moon.
22. When Orion returns it will __________ in the North Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
24. Launch is a ______ if it is postponed.
25. The ISS travels 5 miles in one __________.
26. The ISS has been continually occupied by people since ________, 2000.

1. LAS refers to the _____________, a way to turn off the engines and return the Orion capsule safely to the Earth.
3. The very first animal sent to space in 1947.
4. The space shuttle that was lost in an explosion on January 28, 1986.
6. NASA's first space station.
7. The International Space Station is the size of a _________ field.
8. What orbiter (ship) flew the first space shuttle mission?
9. The Soviet Union kicked off the Space Race by launching _________ into orbit.
10. The U.S. President who established the goal that America would put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s.
13. __________ refers to the crew boarding the Orion Crew Module before launch.
14. How many Apollo missions landed astronauts on the moon?
16. The name of the program that will bring NASA astronauts to the Moon in the 21st century.
17. In 1961, the U.S. sent a chimpanzee named ______ into orbit.
18. The Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Module name.
21. Astronaut who spent 340 days in space on one mission.
23. This Apollo mission was struck by lightning TWICE during their liftoff.