Vocabulary

• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• space center: A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
• on schedule: According to the timetable; not delayed.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• fly by: To pass quickly
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• at the outset: At the very beginning; from the start.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• go on: To continue doing something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on to: Toward something; forward
• as per: According to; in accordance with.
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• shift: To change in position or direction
• conduct: Your behavior
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• land: Region or country
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• deep: Complex and important
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• celestial: Concerning the sky or objects in the sky
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• avatar: An online character that represents who you are
• marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
• outset: Beginning or start of something