E8 Vocabulary

The engines were fired. The spacecraft was ready for _______.

• assignment
• capsule
• liftoff
• messengers

The astronauts put on safety straps. They sat in the ____.

• capsule
• commander
• kitchen
• arena

Matt read about space. He did this for a class ______.

• assignment
• capsule
• sensation
• liftoff

The film taught about space travel. It __________ astronauts about flight.

• remembered
• dedicated
• instructed
• scolded

Anne told crew members what to do. She was the spacecraft ________________.

• commander
• assignment
• capsule
• student

The astronauts flew safely. They controlled the shuttle from the __________.

• commander
• liftoff
• cockpit
• clouds

People float in space. This happens because there is no ________________ pull.

• early
• aerial
• gravitational
• narrow

The pictures of Earth were taken from the sky. They were _______________ photographs.

• aerial
• dedicated
• gravitational
• narrow

The astronauts spent all of their time in space. They were ______________ to their work.

• miserable
• dedicated
• new
• aerial

The feeling of having no weight occurs in space. This __________ makes some people uncomfortable.

• cockpit
• capsule
• sensation
• assignment