Space Crosswords

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Across
  1. 2. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.
  2. 5. To move through the air using wings or an engine.
  3. 7. To come down and settle on the ground.
  4. 12. The third planet from the sun.
  5. 13. To make a journey, typically of some length.
  6. 15. A building equipped for observing celestial events.
  7. 17. To enter a vehicle or space.
  8. 18. Unidentified flying object.
  9. 20. A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust.
  10. 21. A being from another world.
  11. 22. To grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.
  12. 23. To travel on water in a vessel with sails.
  13. 24. To sit on and control the movement of an animal or vehicle.
  14. 25. The star at the center of our solar system.
Down
  1. 1. To leave the ground and begin to fly.
  2. 3. Rocket - A vehicle designed to travel through space.
  3. 4. Way - The galaxy that contains our solar system.
  4. 5. To rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
  5. 6. A system of millions or billions of stars.
  6. 8. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft.
  7. 9. The vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere.
  8. 10. A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
  9. 11. An instrument for observing distant objects.
  10. 14. A luminous point in the night sky.
  11. 16. A large spacecraft in orbit where astronauts live and work.
  12. 19. To leave a vehicle or space.