Space and Space travel Part two

pod

part of a spacecraft that can be disengaged from the main

probe

a spacecraft without people in the mission that gets information and sends to the earth station

rocket

a spacecraft in the shape of a long, hollow cylinder that is driven by a stream of gases ejected from behind

satellite

a vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body for collecting information.

spacecraft

a vehicle that travels in space

spaceman

a man who travels into space

space probe

a spacecraft without people on board

spaceship

a vehicle that travels in space carrying people

space shuttle

a spacecraft devised to make journeys frequently between the earth and a space station

space station

a large artificial structure sent into space and remains above the earth to serve as a base for scientific observation

spacesuit

a suit equipped with life-supporting facilities that cover the whole body and have a supply of air, allowing somebody to survive and move around in space

spacewalk

the duration that an astronaut spends in space outside a spacecraft

spacewoman

a woman who travels into space

sputnik

earth-orbiting satellites launched by the then Soviet Union from 1957

take-off noun

the moment of the ascent of an aircraft

take off phrasal verb

to leave the ground and begin to fly

voyage

a long expedition by sea or in space

weightlessness

the fact of having or appearing to have no weight due to lack of gravity