| 100% | MIR | 3 | Space station that was deorbited in 2001 |
| 60% | MIR | 3 | Space station that landed in the Pacific Ocean in 2001 |
| 53% | MIR | 3 | It was deorbited in 2001 |
| 52% | MIR | 3 | Space station that was once the largest artificial satellite |
| 51% | SKYLAB | 6 | Space station that crashed in 1979 |
| 45% | TWA | 3 | Airline that was acquired by American in 2001: Abbr. |
| 45% | ENRON | 5 | Energy company that was part of a scandal in 2001 |
| 44% | IPOD | 4 | Portable music player that was introduced in 2001 |
| 44% | NASA | 4 | American non military organisation that is a pioneer in space exploration |
| 43% | DEATHSTAR | 9 | Space station whose plans are stolen by Jyn and Cassian in "Rogue One" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DOH | 3 | "The Simpsons" exclamation that was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001 |
| 42% | ASTEROID | 8 | Body in outer space that might be in a "belt" |
| 42% | MARSONE | 7 | Space-colonization organization that was dissolved in 2019 |
| 41% | ICY | 3 | "___ Sparks" (Gwyn Hyman Rubio novel that was an Oprah's Book Club selection in 2001) |
| 41% | DORMS | 5 | Living spaces that are often empty in the summer |
| 41% | ROCKET | 6 | "___ Man," Elton John number that is a popular wake-up song aboard the International Space Station |
| 41% | BRIC | 4 | Economic acronym coined in 2001 that was later expanded to include an “S” for South Africa |
| 41% | MIR | 3 | Space station that sounded insignificant? |
| 40% | DOH | 3 | "The Simpsons" exclamation that's been in the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001 |
| 39% | TACOBARS | 8 | Shell stations that are self-serve? |
| 39% | MIR | 3 | Space station until 2001 |
| 38% | IDEST | 5 | That is, in Latin |
| 38% | ALLABOARD | 9 | Sentence that can be heard in a train station |
| 38% | OSHA | 4 | Labor law signed by Pres. Nixon in 1970 that astronauts in space are effectively exempt from |
| 38% | SKYLAB | 6 | Space station launched in 1973 |
| 38% | MIR | 3 | Space station launched in 1986 |
| 38% | IDEST | 5 | That is, in other words |
| 38% | BELLS | 5 | "Jingle ___," iconic Christmas carol that was the first song played on musical instruments in space by Gemini 6 astronauts in 1965 |
| 38% | DEATHSTAR | 9 | Space station that Luke Skywalker helps to destroy: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TESLA | 5 | Car that can be plugged in at a Supercharger station |