Vocabulary

• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• push around: To treat badly; force to do what you want; bully
• reinvent the wheel: To waste time and effort trying to create something that already exists.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• can of worms: A situation or subject that is complicated and unpleasant to deal with.
• have to: Must do
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in terms of
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• with bated breath: In great suspense; very anxiously or excitedly.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• important: Having power or authority
• maneuver: Military movement of troops
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• swift: Quick
• telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• electron: A negatively charged particle
• falcon: Fast-flying hunting bird
• jokingly: In an amusing non-serious manner
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• reentry: Act of entering again
• gamma: Third letter of the Greek alphabet