Astronauts Word Search

Words in the Astronauts word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

space

The nearly empty region beyond Earth's atmosphere.

helmet

Clear hard headgear that holds breathable air in.

rocket

Vehicle powerful enough to carry crews off Earth.

space suit

Sealed outfit supplying air, pressure and temperature control.

mission

A planned flight with goals and a set crew.

launch

The moment a crewed rocket leaves the pad.

crew

The team of people flying a spacecraft together.

moonwalk

Walking on the lunar surface, first done in 1969.

training

Years of practice before any astronaut flies.

oxygen

Gas astronauts must carry because space has none.

apollo

Program that first carried astronauts to the Moon.

nasa

United States space agency that trains astronauts.

gravity

Pull that astronauts barely feel while in orbit.

orbit

Circling Earth again and again, once every ninety minutes.

space station

Orbiting lab where crews live for many months.

spacewalk

Working outside the spacecraft in a pressure suit.

capsule

Small crew cabin that returns safely to Earth.

armstrong

Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on the Moon.

aldrin

Buzz Aldrin, second person to step onto the Moon.

gagarin

Yuri Gagarin, first human to fly into space.

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