time magazine cover

mankind

humanity

to leap

to jump

USSR

union of soviet socialist republic

to embody

to represent

a trailblazer

a pioneer

a journey

long travel

an asteroid

a rock, or a very small planet

an explorer

un explorateur

a rover

un astromobile

a rocket

une fusée

a spaceship

a spacecraft

a space flight

un vol spatial

aerial view

view from above

remote

far, distant

to carry out a scientific experiment

mener une expérience scientifique

to launch

send into space

to take off

décoller

a successful blastoff

un décollage réussi

to land

atterrir

a spokesperson

a representative

scary

frightening

threatening

menacing

far-fetched

implausible

daring

bold, audacious

preposterous

absurd

self-confident

self-assured

a milestone

un événement majeur

an achievement

an accomplishment

groundbreaking

revolutionary

thriving

florissant, prospère

the human species

l'espèce humaine

to forecast to foresee

prévoir

momentous

very important

a crew

a team

space junk

trash found in space

outer space

area beyond Earth's

atmosphere

le cosmos

a probe

une sonde

a settlement

une colonie

to settle

s'installer

a spacesuit

une combinaison spatiale

weightlessness

l'apesanteur

to colonise

coloniser

to float

flotter

to pursue

to follow a dream

barren

empty

hazardous risky

dangerous

manned

inhabited

uninhabitable

inhabitable

strong-willed

determined

thrilling

exciting

tremendous

huge, terrific, great

fatal

mortel

to be worth

valoir la peine

to dare

oser

to fail

échouer

to spur

stimuler, inciter