International Space Station Activity Sheets Page 3

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Space Symbols and Agency Acronyms
An acronym is a word that is made up of the initials of other words. Fill in the
blank spaces to correctly identify the words in the NASA acronym. Use each
of the missing letters below only once.
Then select your favorite red and blue crayons or markers and use the color
key numbers as a guide to help you re-create the official NASA logo below.
N _ _ I O _ A L A E _ _ N A _ T _ C S & S _ _ C _ A D _ _ _ _ S T _ A T _ O N
Hint: the missing letters are: R, I, N, P, E, M, I, A, T, N, I, U, A, R, I, O
Color key:
1 = blue
2 = red
(no number –
leave white)
The NASA logo has symbolic meanings in its design. The blue sphere
represents a planet; the stars represent space; the red chevron stands
for aeronautics and a spacecraft orbits the NASA acronym.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower formed NASA on October 1, 1958 to
give the United States a civilian air and space program. How old does
that make NASA?
(Answers on page 32)
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