| A | B |
| launch pad | platform from which a rocket/space vehicle is sent upward |
| spacecraft | vehicle made to travel beyond earth's atmosphere |
| transatlantic | crossing the Atlantic Ocean |
| aeronautic | design and operation of an aircraft |
| whirl | spin quickly |
| stationed | place or location to assign a post (place) |
| scientists | someone who is an expert in science |
| aviator | person who flies an aircraft |
| squadron | a troop or fleet |
| billowed | smoke, cloud, or steam that moves or flows outward |