Mae Jemison: Space Scientist

Vocabulary: 

Astronaut- a person trained to participate in the flight of a 
spacecraft


Launch- put into action by force


Mission- an operation that is assigned to achieve certain goals


Orbit- the path of a spacecraft around the earth


Reusable- able to be used again 


Satellite- a device made to orbit the earth while performing a task 


Space Shuttle- a spacecraft launched like a rocket that can return to 
earth and land like a plane 


Specialist- one who becomes an expert in a particular field



Weightlessness- the condition of being without weight