Vocabulary

• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• have to: Must do
• due to: Because of; owing to
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• topple over: To fall from being unsteady; overturn.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• regardless of
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• lift off: To take off vertically, as a rocket or helicopter.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• set on: To attack
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• go on: To continue doing something
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• gigantic: Extremely large
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• permanently: For a long time; always
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
• amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• 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
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• land: Region or country
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• deep: Complex and important
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• topple: To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• regeneration: Act of adding more life or energy into
• hangar: Building used to house airplanes
• riskier: More dangerous or with a higher chance of loss