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Starship Flies Near Earth

scienceOctober 1, 2026·92 words·1 min read
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This is a A1 (beginner) English article about starship flies near earth. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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How to practice
Key Vocabulary

Tap any underlined difficult word to see its definition in your language and hear it pronounced.

Exercises

Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and ordering tasks check that you understood what you read.

Dictation Practice

Listen to each sentence, then type what you hear word by word. Trains your ear and spelling.

Memorize Practice

Read a sentence, then reconstruct it from memory by filling in the blanks. Active recall locks vocabulary in.

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Starship Flies Near Earth
Starship is a space ship from SpaceX. It flies around Earth for the first time. This happens on September 28. The ship leaves from Texas. One engine stops working. An engine gives the ship power. The team says it can go on.
The team brings the ship back early. It flies for about three hours. The plan was ten hours. The ship comes down in the Pacific Ocean. There is fire at the water.
SpaceX wants more space trips. It wants to use rockets again. A rocket takes a ship into space.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a machine that gives the ship power
n.
energy that makes the ship move
n.
a vehicle that carries ships to space
n.
a journey through space
n.
a vehicle that flies in space
v.
continue to do something
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

enginen.

a machine that gives the ship power

động cơmotorエンジンmotormotorsilnikمحركmotorдвигатель发动机엔진
powern.

energy that makes the ship move

năng lượngenergia動力enerjienergíaenergiaطاقةenergieэнергия动力동력
rocketn.

a vehicle that carries ships to space

tên lửafogueteロケットroketcoheterakietaصاروخraketракета火箭로켓
tripn.

a journey through space

chuyến đi vũ trụviagem espacial宇宙の旅uzay yolculuğuviaje espacialpodróż kosmicznaرحلة فضائيةruimtereisкосмический полёт太空旅行우주 여행
space shipn.

a vehicle that flies in space

tàu vũ trụnave espacial宇宙船uzay gemisinave espacialstatek kosmicznyمركبة فضائيةruimteschipкосмический корабль宇宙飞船우주선
go onv.

continue to do something

tiếp tụccontinuar続けるdevam etmekcontinuarkontynuowaćيواصلdoorgaanпродолжать继续계속하다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The ship comes back early.

2

The ship flies for ten hours.

3

There is no fire at the water.

4

The ship flies around for the first time.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What happens to one engine?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What do they want to do with rockets?

Question 4: Matching

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

Dictation Practice

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Memorize Practice

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