worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA); NASA
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
the Van Allen (radiation) belt (layer)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
as; because; with; due to
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (England); Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
precarious situation; precarious state
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
classified information; top secret
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
secrecy; highly classified information
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
fast approach; quick intimacy
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury