SPACE EXPLORATION

1. A person trained to be part of a spacecraft crew

• Pilot
• Astronaut
• Aeronaut
• Cosmonaut

1. An orbiting space satellite, construction of which began in 2001 with the cooperation of 16 nations; used for scientific and space research

• Universal Space Station (USS)
• Global Space Station (GSS)
• International Space Station (ISS)
• Interstellar Space Station (ISS)

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1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the American governmental agency dedicated to space exploration

• ISRO
• ESA
• CNSA
• NASA

1. A building or place given over to or equipped for observation of natural phenomena

• Observatory
• Planetarium
• Laboratory
• Library

1. An engine that provides thrust directly through the burning of its fuel without requiring the intake of air

• rocket

• propeller engine
• diesel engine
• jet engine

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1. A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (such as the Moon or Mars)

• Lander
• Spaceship
• Satellite
• Rover

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1. A natural or artificial body in orbit around a planet

• comet
• satellite

• star
• asteroid

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1. The investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through the use of satellites, space probes, or spacecraft with human crews

• Space Exploration

• Meteorology
• Astrophysics
• Astrology

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1. A crewless spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to Earth

• spacecraft exploring the asteroid belt

• space station orbiting Mars

• lunar rover

• Space probe

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A reusable spacecraft used to transport cargo and people between Earth and space

• SpaceX Dragon
• Galactic Transporter
• Cosmic Carrier
• Space Shuttle

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