Space Exploration

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Across
  1. 5. The astronomical phenomenon where a celestial body is temporarily obscured, as with the Sun during a solar eclipse.
  2. 6. The agency responsible for the United States' space program.
  3. 7. The first human to travel into space.
  4. 9. The first American woman in space.
  5. 10. The first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
Down
  1. 1. This Mars rover, named after a famous scientist, has been exploring the Red Planet since 2012.
  2. 2. This spacecraft, launched in 1977, is the only man-made object to have left the solar system.
  3. 3. The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth.
  4. 4. The vehicle that transported humans to the Moon during the Apollo missions.
  5. 8. The space station launched by Russia in 1998 that serves as an international research laboratory.