The word list prints with the puzzle; the answer key prints on its own page.
The countdown is on for eight launch-day words, from fueling up to liftoff itself. This easy grid keeps every word pointed the same way a rocket should go — straight ahead, reading across or down — so it's a smooth first mission.
| H | W | F | O | F | E | D | T | N | S |
| O | S | A | Y | L | A | U | N | C | H |
| E | T | I | L | I | F | T | O | F | F |
| B | C | O | U | N | T | D | O | W | N |
| O | A | N | I | O | E | N | O | U | R |
| O | E | N | G | I | N | E | T | L | F |
| S | R | I | E | E | N | L | S | S | U |
| T | T | M | H | C | E | L | H | T | E |
| E | F | C | A | P | S | U | L | E | L |
| R | T | R | O | C | K | E | T | W | E |
| H | W | F | O | F | E | D | T | N | S |
| O | S | A | Y | L | A | U | N | C | H |
| E | T | I | L | I | F | T | O | F | F |
| B | C | O | U | N | T | D | O | W | N |
| O | A | N | I | O | E | N | O | U | R |
| O | E | N | G | I | N | E | T | L | F |
| S | R | I | E | E | N | L | S | S | U |
| T | T | M | H | C | E | L | H | T | E |
| E | F | C | A | P | S | U | L | E | L |
| R | T | R | O | C | K | E | T | W | E |