October Sky Vocabulary Words:
1. Amateur: A person who engages in a study, sport, or other s for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
2. Block house: A house built of square logs "we need a building--A blockhouse is what its called_--" (Hickam pg 127)
3. Convergent: Tending to come together or to merge. "convergent-divergent design" (hickam pg 299)
4. Divergent: Differing or changing. "convergent-divergent design" (pg 299, Hickam)
5. ballistic missiles: any missile that after being launched and possibly guided during takeoff "the air force was launching ballistic missiles every week." (Hickam 129)
Physics Vocabulary:
6. Potential Energy: The energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body.
7. Acceleration: The act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity.
8. Force: Physical power or strength possessed by a living being.
9. Fusion: The act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
10. Velocity: Rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed: a high wind velocity.
Astronaut vocab:
1. Aeronautics: The science or art of flight. "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selected the first group of astronauts in 1959" (NASA.gov) 1820–25; < Neo-Latin
2.Aircraft: any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of air on its surfaces,especially powered airplanes, gliders, and helicopters.
"From 500 candidates having the required jet aircraft flight experience and engineering training as well as height below 5 feet 11 inches, 7 military men became the Nation's first astronauts." (NASA.gov) 1840–50; air1 + craft
3. Engineering: the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences
"From 500 candidates having the required jet aircraft flight experience and engineering training as well as height below 5 feet 11 inches, 7 military men became the Nation's first astronauts." (NASA.gov) 1710–20; engineer + -ing1
4. Application: The act of putting to a special use or purpose. "NASA accepts applications for the Astronaut Candidate Program on a continuing basis and selects candidates as needed." (NASA.gov) 1375–1425; late Middle English
5. Civilians: a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
"The second and third groups chosen included civilians who had extensive flying experience." (NASA.gov) 1350–1400; Middle English:
1. Amateur: A person who engages in a study, sport, or other s for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
2. Block house: A house built of square logs "we need a building--A blockhouse is what its called_--" (Hickam pg 127)
3. Convergent: Tending to come together or to merge. "convergent-divergent design" (hickam pg 299)
4. Divergent: Differing or changing. "convergent-divergent design" (pg 299, Hickam)
5. ballistic missiles: any missile that after being launched and possibly guided during takeoff "the air force was launching ballistic missiles every week." (Hickam 129)
Physics Vocabulary:
6. Potential Energy: The energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body.
7. Acceleration: The act of accelerating; increase of speed or velocity.
8. Force: Physical power or strength possessed by a living being.
9. Fusion: The act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
10. Velocity: Rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed: a high wind velocity.
Astronaut vocab:
1. Aeronautics: The science or art of flight. "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selected the first group of astronauts in 1959" (NASA.gov) 1820–25; < Neo-Latin
2.Aircraft: any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of air on its surfaces,especially powered airplanes, gliders, and helicopters.
"From 500 candidates having the required jet aircraft flight experience and engineering training as well as height below 5 feet 11 inches, 7 military men became the Nation's first astronauts." (NASA.gov) 1840–50; air1 + craft
3. Engineering: the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences
"From 500 candidates having the required jet aircraft flight experience and engineering training as well as height below 5 feet 11 inches, 7 military men became the Nation's first astronauts." (NASA.gov) 1710–20; engineer + -ing1
4. Application: The act of putting to a special use or purpose. "NASA accepts applications for the Astronaut Candidate Program on a continuing basis and selects candidates as needed." (NASA.gov) 1375–1425; late Middle English
5. Civilians: a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
"The second and third groups chosen included civilians who had extensive flying experience." (NASA.gov) 1350–1400; Middle English: