Vocabulary

• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• touch down: (Of plane) to land on the ground
• back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• stretch out: To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
• closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• material: Cloth; fabric
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• fabric: Cloth or material
• jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• century: Period of 100 years
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• infinity: State of being without end; endless time, space
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• live: To be alive
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• plentiful: Existing in large amounts or numbers
• radiant: Being bright
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• materialize: To become real or actual
• long: Person's name
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• rendezvous: An arranged meeting with someone (often a secret)
• extraction: Process of taking something out of something else
• theorize: To form new ideas about a particular subject
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• outpost: Outlying branch or position of a main organization