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Across
  1. 2. - ......... Space Telescope - An observatory orbiting Earth that captures stunning images of the universe.
  2. 8. - Cape .......... - A U.S. space launch site in Florida.
  3. 10. - The Soviet spacecraft that carried Yuri Gagarin into space.
  4. 11. - ......... Gagarin - The first human to orbit the Earth.
  5. 13. - A pair of spacecraft sent on missions to explore the outer solar system.
  6. 16. - The plane in which Earth orbits the Sun.
  7. 20. - An activity where astronauts venture outside their spacecraft.
  8. 21. - Lunney - A NASA flight director who played a crucial role in the Apollo program.
  9. 22. - The section of the Apollo spacecraft that detached and landed astronauts on the Moon's surface.
  10. 23. - Probe - An unmanned spacecraft designed for data collection in space.
  11. 24. - The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space.
  12. 28. - ........... Tereshkova - The first woman in space, a Soviet cosmonaut.
  13. 31. - The study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.
  14. 33. - ........ Landing - The touchdown of Apollo spacecraft on the Moon.
  15. 34. - The first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
  16. 35. - John F. ......... - The U.S. President who set the goal of reaching the Moon.
  17. 38. - ......... Race - The intense competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration.
  18. 39. - Gagarin - The first human to travel into space, a Soviet cosmonaut.
Down
  1. 1. - A series of Russian spacecraft used for human spaceflight.
  2. 3. - The Soviet spacecraft program for lunar exploration.
  3. 4. - ......... Armstrong - The first person to walk on the Moon.
  4. 5. - The world's first and largest operational space launch facility, located in Kazakhstan.
  5. 6. - Mercury ......... - The rocket used in the early U.S. human spaceflight program.
  6. 7. - A robotic vehicle used to explore the surface of other planets or celestial bodies.
  7. 9. - A series of U.S. missions that landed humans on the Moon.
  8. 12. - The scientific study of celestial objects and the universe.
  9. 14. - A vast system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity.
  10. 15. - A vehicle that travels into space using controlled explosions.
  11. 17. - The International Space Station, a space laboratory.
  12. 18. - ....... Titov - The youngest person in space, a Soviet cosmonaut.
  13. 19. - ....... Shepard - The first American in space, a Mercury astronaut.
  14. 21. - A U.S. program that prepared for the Apollo missions.
  15. 25. - A series of U.S. spacecraft designed to take close-up pictures of the Moon in the 1960s.
  16. 26. - The first living creature in space, a Soviet space dog.
  17. 27. - ......... Ride - The first American woman in space.
  18. 29. - A term for a Soviet or Russian astronaut.
  19. 30. - ......... System - The collection of celestial bodies, including the Sun, planets, and their moons, bound by gravity.
  20. 32. - Space ......... - A reusable U.S. spacecraft for orbital missions.
  21. 36. - The United States' government agency responsible for space exploration.
  22. 37. - The first U.S. human spaceflight program.
  23. 38. - A series of Soviet space stations.