Vocabulary

• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• have to: Must do
• lift off: To take off vertically, as a rocket or helicopter.
• at sea
• on to: Toward something; forward
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• on solid ground: In a secure, stable, or strong position or situation.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• check out
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• atmosphere: Air around us
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• additional: Further or added
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• fully: Completely or entirely
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• sleek: Having a smooth and appealing shape or surface
• land: Region or country
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
• aerodynamic: Efficiently designed to move through the air
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• takeoff: A composition imitating someones artistic work
• orbital: Concerning an orbit
• atlas: Book of maps
• vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
• spaceflight: Voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere