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Vocabulary: Adjectives/Adverbs
Vocabulary: Nouns/Verbs
About Vast
Space Culture
Sentences translation
100

What is the adjective which means "having a lot of ambition"? (write it on your whiteboard)

ambitious / aspirational

100

What is the English for "PDG"?

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

100

How did the founder of Vast make a fortune?

He made a fortune with cryptocurrency.

100

What does "ISS" stand for?

The International Space Station

100
Translate: "Des entreprises privées souhaitent remplacer l'ISS."

Private companies want to/would like to replace the ISS.

200

What kind of companies are SpaceX, Vast, Blue Origin...?

They are private companies.

200

Give a synonym for "schedule" (=emploi du temps).

"timeline"

200

True or False?
Vast was created after 2020.

True, Vast was created in 2021.

200

When was the Outer Space treaty signed?

The Outer Space treaty was signed in 1967.

200

Translate: "SpaceX souhaite développer le tourisme spatial."

"SpaceX wants to/would like to develop space tourism."

300

Give an adjective which means "producing a profit" (=making money).

lucrative / profitable

300

How do you refer to the process of making decisions in one noun? (write it on your whiteboard)

decision-making

300

State 2 advantages of Vast.

Vast works cheaper and faster than NASA.
Vast hires a lot of workforce.
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300

What principles did the Outer Space Treaty set out?

The Outer Space Treaty set out the principles of non-appropriation (no one can own the moon) and it stated that the moon should be explored for the benefit of all mankind.
300

What's the English for "Ce contrat vaud des milliards de dollars."?

This contract is worth billions of dollars.

400

Give a synonym for "a lot". (write it on your whiteboard)

"substantially"
400

Give a synonym for "having experience in the space industry"? (write it on your whiteboard)

Having a space pedigree.

400
State two disadvantages of Vast.

Vast does not have much experience/space pedigree.
Vast may be an example of hubris because they want to work too fast.
Vast may be polluting since it creates more pieces than needed.

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400

Give (at least) four reasons to conquer space.

- tourism
- to exploit resources (ex: platinum)
- to learn about the history of the solar system
- to get soft power (political/cultural influence)
- the price of space launches dropped substantially
- the moon can be a proving ground for further explorations

400

Vast a dû intensifier ses efforts (idiom) pour gagner la compétition de la NASA.

Vast had to go from zero to sixty to win NASA's competition.