Term | Definition |
Gravity | the natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body upon objects at or near its surface (such as Earth or moon),tending to draw them toward its center. Gravity causes things to fall and keeps one body(eg,a moon)in orbit around another(eg,a planet) |
Hatch | an opening or door in the deck of a ship or the hull of an aircraft or spacecraft |
Lunar | of, pertaining to, caused by, or affecting the moon |
Solar | of, pertaining to caused by, or proceeding from the sun |
Thruster | a small rocket attached to a spacecraft that is used to fine-tune its motion |
Covert | not openly practiced, engaged in, or shown; secret, hidden, or disguised |
Impeach | to formally charge (a public official) in front of an official group (as the US Senate) with misconduct in office |
Obstruction of justice | crime/act of willfully interfering with the process of justice and law. By influencing or impeding a witness, potential witness, juror, or judicial/legal officer, or by withholding (or giving false) information, or impeding an investigation/legal process |
Prosecute | to initiate civil or criminal court action against some person or group |
Resign | to give up (often a position), especially by formal notification |
Watergate | White House political scandal that centered around Pres. Nixon. It was discovered in 1971 because of a break-in at the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate apartment office complex in Washington DC. After Congressional hearings, Nixon resigned in 1974 |