aeronautics

The design and construction of aircraft

applicant

A person who requests employment or

acceptance

astronaut A person trained to fly in

a spacecraft

demonstrate To show clearly

laboratory A room or building

equipped for scientific research or

experiments

methodically

In a careful, orderly way

physics The science of matter and energy and of how

they relate to one another

qualifications

A skill or other trait that suits a person for a

particular job or activity

rocketry

The science of designing, building, and flying rockets

simulate

To pretend in an imitation of something

income

money received for labor or services

rectify

to set right; to correct

plight

a situation of difficulty or peril

satellite

any of various objects launched

to orbit Earth

soliciting

seeking to obtain