SAT Words Chapter 1-1: Apollo 13 Vocabulary Adventure: 5 Space-tacular Words!

The Apollo 13 astronauts relied on the plasticity of their emergency materials to create a life-saving air filter.

They needed materials that could be shaped and molded quickly to solve their oxygen problem.

NASA had to levy additional resources from other departments to help the stranded crew.

Every available engineer was called in as they collected brain power to solve the crisis.

The flight director's face would blanch with worry whenever communication with Apollo 13 was temporarily lost.

His normal healthy color would drain away until contact was reestablished.

The safety of the astronauts was considered inviolable - a priority that could never be compromised.

Everyone at NASA followed this unbreakable rule: bring the crew home alive no matter what.

The engineers needed careful exegesis of the spacecraft's technical manuals to find emergency procedures.

Their detailed interpretation of the texts helped them explain to the astronauts exactly how to repair their ship.