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Space Exploration Vocab Crossword Puzzle

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Object that orbits another object.
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Scientist who studies celestial objects and the universe as a whole.
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Spaceship with no people but with instruments and cameras, sent into space to get information that it sends back to Earth.
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To move around a central point.
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A kind of spacecraft that transports people back and forth through space.
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To circle around.
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Soviet/Russian word for someone who travels through space.
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Someone who travels through space.
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Instrument that lets people see long distances; used to study space.
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Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to see who could do better in space exploration.
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The star at the center of our solar system.
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Spacecraft that permanently (or for a very long time) stays in orbit around a planet or moon.
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The study of celestial objects and the universe as a whole.
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Rocket-powered ship that travels through space.