Space Exploration Vocab Preview

3. Space Telescope that is to Hubble; it is 1,000,000 miles from Earth taking much higher images of space to observe
4. NASA's heaviest payload rocket with new compartment for deep space exploration (Include the '&' between the words)
9. First human being placed into space (Do not include I)
11. Series of satellites used for communication transmissions around the world (internet, TV, etc)
12. Program by NASA with hopes of returning to the Moon within the near future
13. A program for the launch of spacecraft manned by two astronauts as well as use lunar modules for docking
15. This was the first satellite sent into space by the US (Do not include the I)
17. The first American space program designed to use man-driven machines for sending astronauts into space
18. Space station designed for joint experiments leading to new discoveries and research; decommission will be finished by 2031 (Use Abbreviation)
22. First joint program by Soviet Union and US to dock two different space craft (Include the hyphen)
24. The name of the first two satellites sent into space by the Soviet Union (Do not include I or II)
25. Larger series of satellites that look at long-term weather data around the world
26. Smaller portion of the NOAA series that specifically looks at short-term weather conditions in the Western Hemisphere
28. Company with idea of reusing rockets that can land to allow for travel to moon and Mars for establishment of colonies; run by Elon Musk

1. First American to orbit Earth (First name John)
2. First man to step on moon (First name Neil)
5. Program designed to reuse spacecraft for taking astronauts and equipment into space
6. Satellite system developed by Elon Musk to provide basic internet service around the planet
7. The first US space station that tragically burned in the atmosphere in the late 1970s
8. Founded by Richard Branson; turns space flight into a commercial/recreational purpose
10. Series of space probes that were first to observe and take video/images of inner planets Venus and Mars
14. Use of 'inflatable' structures to make it cheaper and lighter for building colonies in space
16. Project designed to take men to the moon and successfully land there
19. Sixth branch of the U.S. military, it is planned to control American military interests in outer space.
20. Furthest man-made probe in space; traveled past furthest known planets in solar system (Do not include I)
21. Used for mapping the Earth; images often used in apps such as Google Maps
23. A telescope that observes and sends back images of objects in the most remote regions of the universe
27. First American in Space (First name Alan)