| A | B |
| headline | title over an item or article in a newspaper |
| capsule | closed compartment for travel in space |
| astronaut | a traveler in a spacecraft |
| tragedy | distrastrous event |
| fascinate | to have great interest |
| scholarship | money given to a student to help pay for further education |
| cease | to stop |
| altitude | height above a given level (especially sea level) |
| peninsula | a piece of land extending out into a body of water |
| astronomer | person who is skilled in the study of astronomy (study of space) |