Across
- 2. Musk, He is the founder of Space X.
- 5. This was the destination of astronauts
- 8. been around for centuries.
- 10. Is a chemical substance used in the production of energy or pressurized gas
- 12. Lug, Holds the rocket to the launch pad during ignition and liftoff to provide guidance.
- 16. into orbit.
- 18. is a means of creating force leading to movement.
- 20. Engineer who develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration.
- 21. Attached to the end of the rocket, they provide guidance after the rocket leaves the launch-pad.
- 24. War II.
- 25. The force that directly opposes the weight of an airplane and holds the airplane in the air.
- 28. A shape designed so that air flowing around it produces useful motion.
- 30. the 1960s and 1970s.
- 32. This country developed the V2 rocket during
- 34. This was the first American space station
- 35. The highest altitude a rocket reaches during flight.
- 36. liquid-propelled rocket.
- 37. These rockets helped the space shuttle
Down
- 1. tunnels, large tubes with air blowing through them which are used to replicate the interaction between air and an object flying through the air or moving along the ground.
- 3. into space was __________.
- 4. is the force which moves an aircraft through the air.
- 6. The first rockets might have been developed
- 7. von Braun, Was a German-born American aerospace engineer and space architect.
- 9. The use of rockets as _________ during war
- 11. This city was the target of V2 rockets during
- 13. this country over 1000 years ago.
- 14. Apollo space missions.
- 15. This country launched the first satellite into
- 17. The name of the first Russian satellite
- 19. The passengers, crew, instruments, explosive charge or equipment carried by an aircraft, spacecraft, or rocket.
- 20. The Saturn V rockets were part of this
- 22. V, The massive rocket developed by the U.S.
- 23. Resistance of the air (technically a fluid) against the forward movement of an object.
- 26. for manned space exploration.
- 27. War II.
- 29. Goddard, He was an American inventor and pioneer of
- 31. Combination of parts working together to accomplish a goal.
- 33. launch and orbit.