| FAINTHEARTED | Lacking courage, passed out orbiting earth possibly (5,7) |
| COWARDLINESS | Being, resembling or befitting a person lacking courage |
| RELIEVED | Mind at rest (conjured up memories of orbiting Earth) (8) |
| FEATHERY | Whimsical about Earth, possibly how it feels to touch down (8) |
| METEOR | There's a chance one may strike earth - possibly remote |
| LIGHTERTHANAIR | Alright in earth, possibly, but able to get above it? |
| CUBE | Young animal on earth possibly eight (4) |
| PLANET | Equipment orbiting Earth or Venus? |
| STRIFE | The struggle to the first on Earth, possibly? (6) |
| PLANETREE | Earth, possibly, about rear of large woody plant |
| ANOTHER | A different person on earth possibly (7) |
| SPACEJUNK | High-sterned ship orbiting Earth? |
| SPACE | ___ junk (debris orbiting Earth) |
| NUMBERONE | Nothing orbiting earth star (6,3) |
| EMBEDDED | Deeply involved in space base, with days orbiting earth |
| SPACECRAFT | RAF accepts new vehicle for orbiting earth (10) |
| CIRCUMLUNAR | Orbiting Earth's satellite |
| MOONS | Natural satellites such as Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, Io or the one orbiting Earth studied in selenology (5) |
| BOTTLERS | Beer producers possibly ones lacking Courage? (8) |
| COWARD | Someone lacking courage (6) |
