| Definition | Term |
| a place that is empty of all matter | |
| the reaction force that propels a rocket forward | |
| besides Neil Armstrong, the other astronaut to first land on the moon | |
| the condition of experiencing weightlessness in orbit | |
| name of the American program to land astronauts on the moon | |
| a spacecraft that can carry a crew into space, return to Earth, and then be reused for the same purpose | |
| small robot that moves around on the surface | |
| a large artifical satellite on which people can live and work for long periods | |
| speed in a given direction | |
| the first American to orbit Earth | |
| the velocity a rocket must achieve to establish an orbit around Earth | |