Giant Leap - The New Business of Space COPY Flashcards
Liftoff
noun
The vertical take-off of a spacecraft or rocket
5, 4, 3, 2, 1…and we have liftoff!
They will have the liftoff of the last Space Shuttle next week.
User base
noun
The number of people who use a product or service
Their user base has been growing this quarter.
Facebook has a user base of about 2 billion people.
Figure out
phrasal verb
To solve a problem / discover the answer to a question
I can’t seem to figure out how to use this coffee machine.
I don’t know how she was able to figure out the solution.
March Madness
noun
The time period when the American college basketball tournaments are held
The first few weeks in this project felt like March Madness!
He has his tickets for March Madness.
Monetize
verb
To make money from something
He was able to monetize his photography hobby.
We have not been able to monetize this project yet.
Gobbled up
phrasal verb
If a larger organization takes over / destroys a smaller one
Starbucks has gobbled up many mom-and-pop coffee shops.
They were gobbled up by their competition.
The final frontier
noun
The last part of a country / area to be explored / developed
Many believe that Mars will be the final frontier.
The Wild West used to be the final frontier.
Bounce a signal off a satellite
phrase
To use a satellite to receive and send a signal
GPS works by bouncing signals off satellites.
We’ll bounce a signal off their satellite for the broadcast.
The industrialization (of something)
noun
The development of industries in a country on a wide scale
The industrialization of Taiwan happened very quickly.
The industrialization of Chinese cities was a huge success.
Sector
noun
An area of the economy
The farming sector has been shrinking gradually.
They own a few companies in the private sector.