| A | B |
|---|
| gleaming | A bright beam or flash of light |
| astronauts | A person who is trained to fly in a spacecraft |
| scouted | To look at and observe carefully in order to gather and bring back information |
| launch | To move or set in motion with force; send off |
| lift off | To begin flight, as a rocket or spacecraft |
| decade | A period of ten years |
| tinkering | To repair or adjust something in an unskillful manner |
| squirmed | To twist about in a wriggling motion |
| directing | To instruct, order, or command |
| goose bumps | Roughening of the skin cause by cold, fear or a sudden feeling of excitement |
| mankind | Human beings in general |
| rumble | To make a deep, long rolling sound |
| hollered | To cry out, shout |
| crickets | An insect that looks like a small, dark grasshopper |
| engineering | The work of planning and building complicated structures that require scientific knowledge |
| technology | The use of scientific knowledge in industry |
