pioneering –adj. to be among the first to do something usually at great risk
legacy –n. something of value that is passed down from someone who has died
segregated –adj. separated because of some difference such as race or religion
calculate –v. to mathematically arrive at the answer to a problem
trajectory –n. the path that a moving object, like a rocket, takes through the air or space that is governed by the principles of physics
inasmuch –conj. introduces a statement that explains something