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define the define the following following

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astronautastronaut

astronautastronautSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Neil Armstrong was Neil Armstrong was the first the first astronautastronaut

to walk on the to walk on the moon.moon.

astronautastronautDefinition:Definition:

n.n. A person A person trained to trained to

participate in the participate in the flight of a flight of a spacecraftspacecraft

launchlaunch

launchlaunchSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The space shuttle The space shuttle is scheduled to is scheduled to

launchlaunch tomorrow tomorrow morning.morning.

launchlaunchDefinition:Definition:

v.v. To put into To put into action by forceaction by force

missionmission

missionmissionSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The astronauts’ The astronauts’ missionmission was to was to

repair the repair the damaged space damaged space

station.station.

missionmissionDefinition:Definition:

n.n. An operation An operation that attempts to that attempts to achieve certain achieve certain

goalsgoals

orbitorbit

orbitorbitSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The space shuttle The space shuttle spent two weeks in spent two weeks in

orbitorbit while while astronauts astronauts

gathered data.gathered data.

orbitorbitDefinition:Definition:

n.n. The path of a The path of a spacecraft around spacecraft around

the earththe earth

reusablereusable

reusablereusableSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

ReusableReusable water water bottles are bottles are

becoming more becoming more and more popular.and more popular.

reusablereusableDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Able to be Able to be

used againused again

satellitesatellite

satellitesatelliteSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The weather The weather satellitesatellite sent sent

current pictures of current pictures of the hurricane back the hurricane back

to earth.to earth.

satellitesatelliteDefinition:Definition:

n.n. A human-made A human-made device that orbits device that orbits

the earththe earth

space shuttlespace shuttle

space shuttlespace shuttleSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The The space shuttle space shuttle returned to earth returned to earth after its one-week after its one-week

mission.mission.

space shuttlespace shuttleDefinition:Definition:

n.n. A spacecraft A spacecraft that is launched that is launched like a rocket and like a rocket and

can be landed like can be landed like a plane.a plane.

specialistspecialist

specialistspecialistSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Roger was a Roger was a communications communications specialistspecialist in the in the

army.army.

specialistspecialistDefinition:Definition:

n.n. Someone who is Someone who is an expert in a an expert in a particular fieldparticular field

weightlessneweightlessnessss

weightlessneweightlessnessss

Sample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Astronauts Astronauts experience experience

weightlessnessweightlessness in in space due to the space due to the

absence of gravity.absence of gravity.

weightlessneweightlessnessss

Definition:Definition:

n.n. The condition of The condition of being without being without

weightweight