Vocabulary

• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• track with: To follow or keep up with something, such as a conversation or a line of reasoning.
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• going on: To continue doing something
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• space center: A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• host: Mass; a great number
• momentous: Very important or serious
• great: Very good; better than before
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• technical: Complex; difficult to understand
• augment: To make something larger, stronger, more effective
• ignition: Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• booster: Person who backs a politician or a team etc.
• mojave: Desert area in the south west of the United States