alien
Do you think that aliens could have abducted Earhart and Noonan? |
Aluminium
Aluminium is a light-silver coloured metal. |
among
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are among the 370 people who have put their names down to fly. |
base
In the 2040s there'll be a moon base the size of a small village. |
come down
I'm sure the cost of space flights will come down so that ordinary people can afford them. |
contact
Do you think that from 2051 we'll make contact with aliens? |
count
Believe it or not, we're counting down to the first space tourist flight. |
depart
Their flight departs at 6pm on Saturday. |
due
The Virgin Galactic Spaceship is due for lift-off soon. |
elevator
Do you think there'll be a space elevator to take us to the moon in the 2030s? |
fare
What else will the $200,000 fare to fly into space include? |
grandchild
Perhaps our children or our grandchildren will spend their holidays on the moon. |
Hang on
Hang on, don't get too excited – the cost of the space tourist flight won't be cheap. |
luxurious
Every passenger will have large windows and luxurious seats. |
mining
Do you think there will be mining for metals on the moon between 2016 and 2020? |
orbit
Perhaps our grandchildren will have honeymoons in a hotel orbiting Venus. |
pre-flight
The holiday will include pre-flight training. |
production
Factories in space will start production in 2050. |
put
Three hundred and seventy people have already put their names down. |
rumour
There are rumours that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are among them. |
spaceport
Later, there'll be a spaceport in New Mexico where passengers can take their space flight from. |
take off
The Virgin Galactic Spaceship Enterprise is due to take off soon. |
weightlessness
It must be strange to experience weightlessness – floating freely in the air. |
onder / tussen
onder / tussen |
aluminium
aluminium |
buitenaards wezen
buitenaards wezen |
contact
contact |
omlaag gaan / zakken
omlaag gaan / zakken |
basis
basis |
verwacht / geacht
verwacht / geacht |
vertrekken
vertrekken |
aftellen
aftellen |
kleinkind
kleinkind |
rit
rit |
lift
lift |
winning / delven
winning / delven |
luxueus
luxueus |
wachten
wachten |
productie
productie |
voorafgaand aan de vlucht
voorafgaand aan de vlucht |
in een baan draaien om
in een baan draaien om |
ruimtehaven
ruimtehaven |
gerucht
gerucht |
opschrijven
opschrijven |
gewichtloosheid
gewichtloosheid |
vertrekken
vertrekken |