Space Exploration: Roles, Qualities, and Actions PDF
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This document explores various aspects of space, including the roles of astronauts, qualities of space explorers, feelings encountered in space, physical health, space travel, equipment, actions, life in a planet in danger and life on a new planet, conditions of a new planet.
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## Words ### People #### Roles * an astronaut * an engineer * an investor * a pilot * a scientist * a settler, a pioneer * a candidate, a trainee #### Qualities * well-trained (mentally, physically, academically, technologically) * adaptable * self-sufficient * focused * determined, motivat...
## Words ### People #### Roles * an astronaut * an engineer * an investor * a pilot * a scientist * a settler, a pioneer * a candidate, a trainee #### Qualities * well-trained (mentally, physically, academically, technologically) * adaptable * self-sufficient * focused * determined, motivated * adventurous * strong-willed, strong-minded ### Feelings * confidence, faith * hope * emotion * excitement * fulfill a dream * fear * feel regret * suffer from / experience solitude, loneliness, stress ### Health * experience / encounter problems * suffer from / be affected by muscle loss, bone loss ## Travel ### Equipment * a rocket, a launcher * a spacecraft, a spaceship * a spacesuit, a helmet ### Actions * collaborate, work in teams * conduct experiments * explore new planets / new solar systems / galaxies * face danger * go on spacewalks, conduct EVAs (Extra Vehicular Activities) * launch space rockets * leave on a one-way trip (≠ a round trip) * lift off ≠ land * monitor computer screens * orbit the earth * repair faulty equipment ## Life in Space ### Planet in Danger * environmental change = climate change * global warming * an alarming situation * waste resources, overconsume * endanger = preserve the planet ### On a new Planet #### Actions * set foot on a new planet * survive, adapt * colonize = take control of * settle permanently = move to a place and make it your home * terraform = transform (a planet) so that it resembles the earth * solve problems * fix/repair things * grow vegetation #### Conditions * zero / low gravity (= you float around) * no atmosphere * radiation * extreme temperatures * harsh living conditions * confinement * uninhabited ≠ inhabited * uninhabitable ≠ inhabitable * fertile ≠ desolate * human-friendly ≠ hostile environment
