SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL PART 1
aerospace
the industry of building aircraft, vehicles and equipment to be sent into astronaut
a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft
blast-off noun
the moment when a spacecraft leaves the ground
booster
a rocket that gives a spacecraft additional capacity when it leaves the earth
cosmonaut
an astronaut from erstwhile Russia
countdown
the action of counting numbers backward to zero
dock
if two spacecraft are docked it means they are joined together in space
flying saucer
a spacecraft that people assert to have seen also knowns as UFO abbreviation unidentified flying object
intergalactic
occurrence between galaxies of stars
interplanetary
phenomenon between planets
interstellar
between the stars in the sky
land
to come down through the air on the surface of the earth
landing
an act of bringing a spacecraft down to the ground after a voyage
launch verb
launch something to send something such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water
launch noun
launch something to start an activity, especially an organized one
lift-off noun
the act of a rocket or helicopter leaving the ground and rising into the air
mission
a flight into space
NASA abbreviation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (an organization that does research into space and arranges space travel )
