Across
- 3. A state of very weak gravity.
- 5. The mechanical coupling of two or more human-made orbiting objects.
- 9. A vehicle, missile, or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
- 11. A vehicle for driving over rough terrain.
- 13. The locus of all points in the plane at which the sum of the distances from a fixed pair of points is a given constant.
- 14. A vehicle designed for space flight.
- 15. The science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place
Down
- 1. The part of the universe lying outside the limits of the Earth’s atmosphere.
- 2. A proposed explanation for an observation. An educated guess which forms a basis for a test.
- 4. A fixed or adjustable vane or airfoil affixed longitudinally to an aerodynamically or ballistically designed body for stabilizing purposes.
- 6. A chemical mixture that is burned to produce thrust
- 7. A bowl-shaped depression formed in the soft soil of the moon by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
- 8. A path described by one body in its revolution about another.
- 10. In the U.S., a person who rides in a space vehicle
- 12. Fine, greyish dust and soil that covers the surface of the moon. Formed by constant pounding of the surface by impacts, the regolith can be between 2 meters and 20 meters deep.