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Mae Jemison Space Scientist
By
Gail Sakurai
Mae Jemison
Key Vocabulary
astronaut specialist
launches weightlessness
mission artificial
orbit
reusable
satellite
space shuttle
astronaut
A person trained to
participate in the flight
of a spacecraft.
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launches
puts into action by force.
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mission
An operation that is
assigned to achieve
certain goals.
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orbit
The path of a
spacecraft around the
earth.
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reusable
Able to be used again.
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satellite
A device made to
orbit the earth while
performing a task.
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space shuttle
A spacecraft launched like a
rocket that can return to earth
and land like a plane.
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specialist
One who becomes an
expert in a particular
field.
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weightlessness
The condition of being
without weight.
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artificial Created by humans
rather than occurring
in nature.
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Key Vocabulary
astronaut specialist
launches weightlessness
mission artificial
orbit
reusable
satellite
space shuttle
Back