WWW Astronaut Hunt

You've just gotten word that a friend from school wants to apply to the NASA Astronaut Program. In order for your friend to successfully become an Astronaut, she must first pass a very difficult test. As a friend, you will help her study for this test. You can help this future Astronaut by finding some crucial information. By hunting for this information, you will be a great help to your friend and to future scientific research.

Resources

Here are some sites that will help you find the information your friend needs to pass the test and complete the puzzle that follows (below):

• Current Astonauts

• What are Astronauts?

• Astronaut Requirements

• Look At The Stars

• Astronaut History

Clues:

• 1 Down - Telescope that studies the dust after stars are formed
• 3 Down - SAIL--A stands for: * Hint: look under Thomas D.Akers
• 4 Down - First American to land on moon
• 5 Down - First Human in space
• 7 Down - Second American to land on moon
• 2 Across - Astronauts are -------- who fly in space
• 6 Across - The degree needed to be an astronaut

Astronaut Puzzle

Written by Lourdes Duran and Cheryl Rodenhi.

Last Updated April 10, 1996