The Hindu Editorial (​​In the running) – Apr 03, 2026

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The Hindu Editorial (​​​​In the running) – Apr 03, 2026:

1. in the run (phrase) – acting as a participant in a continuous attempt or effort to achieve something; actively involved, participating, engaged, vying.
2. in the running (phrase) – having a reasonable or strong chance of winning or being successful in a competitive process; contending, in contention.
3. Artemis II (mission) – the scheduled first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis program, officially mandated to perform a lunar flyby test to verify spacecraft life support systems and pave the way for sustainable human lunar exploration.
4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (noun) – an independent agency of the United States federal government officially mandated to be responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space exploration.
5. on track (phrase) – on schedule, progressing, advancing.
6. sight (noun) – a visually impressive spectacle; scene, visual, display.
7. bear (verb) – carry, exhibit, display, support.
8. NASA Artemis II mission (mission) – the United States space agency’s inaugural crewed flight test of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, mandated to orbit the Moon and return to Earth to strictly validate human spaceflight capabilities.
9. crew (noun) – a highly specialized and trained group of personnel operating a spacecraft, aircraft, or vessel; team, personnel, staff.
10. ascend (verb) – to formally launch or travel upward into the atmosphere and outer space; rise, climb, launch, take off.
11. onlooker (noun) – spectator, bystander, observer, witness.
12. mission (noun) – a highly planned, strategic expedition or operation, particularly within the context of scientific space exploration; expedition, operation, assignment, undertaking.
13. prospect (noun) – possibility, likelihood, chance, probability.
14. giant step (noun) – a monumental advancement, breakthrough, or progressive leap in a particular endeavor; major leap, breakthrough, massive stride, monumental advance.
15. closer (adjective) – nearer, more proximate, approaching, imminent.
16. lead the two poles (phrase) – to act as the primary contenders or dominant superpowers representing two opposing geopolitical sides or alliances; command the opposing factions, head the rival blocs, dominate the bipolar divide.
17. international moonward race (noun) – the highly competitive, global geopolitical and scientific contest among rival nations aiming to explore and establish a sustained presence on the Moon; lunar competition, global space race, celestial contest, extraterrestrial rivalry.
18. imply (verb) – suggest, indicate, hint at, insinuate.
19. keen to (phrase) – eager to, enthusiastic about, determined to, anxious to.
20. corner (verb) – monopolize, dominate, control, secure.
21. water deposit (noun) – a natural accumulation of water, typically in frozen solid form (ice), located within lunar craters or subterranean regions; ice reserve, water reservoir.
22. landscape (noun) – the comprehensive visible physical features and terrain of a celestial body’s surface; terrain, topography, surface, extraterrestrial environment.
23. set up (phrasal verb) – establish, build, construct, assemble.
24. functional (adjective) – operational, working, usable, practical.
25. lunar base (noun) – a complex constructed facility on the Moon purposefully designed to support scientific research, resource extraction, and prolonged habitation; moon station, lunar outpost, extraterrestrial settlement, lunar facility.
26. bias (verb) – influence, sway, predispose, tilt.
27. in someone’s favour (phrase) – to someone’s advantage, beneficial to, advantageous to, supporting.
28. Artemis programme (program) – a United States-led international human spaceflight program, officially mandated to return humans to the Moon, establish a sustainable and robust lunar presence, and prepare for future crewed missions to Mars.
29. International Lunar Research Station (organization) – a planned comprehensive scientific experiment base hosted on the lunar surface or in lunar orbit, jointly initiated by China and Russia, mandated to conduct multidisciplinary scientific research including lunar observation and technological verification.
30. outpost (noun) – a remote, strategically established station or settlement utilized for advanced scientific research, defense, or further exploration; base, station, settlement, frontier facility.
31. refuel (verb) – replenish fuel, top up, supply with propellant, restock energy.
32. depot (noun) – storage facility, reservoir, repository, supply base.
33. communication relay (noun) – an advanced technological system or satellite designed to receive, amplify, and retransmit signals to enable stable communication across vast spatial distances; signal transmitter, transmission hub, communication link.
34. resource extraction (noun) – the systematic industrial and technological process of withdrawing or mining valuable materials from a celestial body; lunar mining, material harvesting, resource exploitation, extraterrestrial mining.
35. head-start (noun) – an early, distinct strategic advantage secured in a highly competitive geopolitical or technological situation; early advantage, initial lead, advance, competitive edge.
36. venture (verb) – undertake, embark, proceed, set forth (a risky course of action).
37. cis-lunar (adjective) – relating exclusively to the vast spherical volume of outer space that encompasses the region between the Earth and the Moon’s orbit; Earth-Moon space, sub-lunar space, intra-lunar region.
38. objectionable (adjective) – offensive, unacceptable, disagreeable, unpalatable.
39. vis-à-vis (preposition) – regarding, concerning, with respect to, in comparison with.
40. celestial (adjective) – positioned in or strictly relating to the sky, or outer space phenomena as observed in astronomy; astronomical, extraterrestrial, heavenly, cosmic.
41. commons (noun) – shared resources, public domain, global heritage, common pool.
42. naive (adjective) – unsophisticated, innocent, gullible, dangerously idealistic.
43. urge (noun) – impulse, desire, drive, compulsion.
44. explore (verb) – investigate, survey, scout, examine.
45. geopolitical (adjective) – relating specifically to the complex, strategic intersection of international political power, geography, and global influence; strategically global, political-geographic, international-strategic, diplomatic.
46. project (verb) – demonstrate, exhibit, showcase.
47. national prestige (noun) – international standing, state honor, global reputation, national glory.
48. considerable (adjective) – significant, substantial, sizable, appreciable.
49. driving force (noun) – primary catalyst, main motivation, animating factor, mainspring.
50. new Space Age (noun) – the modern, rapidly advancing era of space exploration characterized by intense international geopolitical competition, massive commercial participation, and renewed efforts for human planetary habitation; modern space era.
51. shelter (verb) – protect, shield, safeguard, cover.
52. predominantly (adverb) – primarily, principally, mostly, largely.
53. impetus (noun) – the core driving force or kinetic energy that compels a process to happen or develop far more aggressively; momentum, driving force, catalyst, stimulus.
54. impressive (adjective) – formally evoking intense admiration through undeniable size, quality, scale, or technological skill; remarkable, striking, spectacular, formidable.
55. Artemis Accords (agreement) – A formally established set of non-binding bilateral arrangements between the United States government and participating nations, formulated to outline a framework of core principles for the peaceful, transparent, and sustainable civil exploration of outer space.
56. arrangement (noun) – agreement, pact, treaty, understanding.
57. apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, ostensibly, supposedly.
58. in exchange for (phrase) – in return for, as a trade for, reciprocally, in lieu of.
59. predictability (noun) – reliability, consistency, foreseeability, operational certainty.
60. in full (phrase) – completely, entirely, wholly, thoroughly.
61. assume (verb) – undertake, adopt, take on, shoulder.
62. honour (verb) – fulfill, observe, respect, adhere to.
63. commitment (noun) – pledge, obligation, undertaking, promise.
64. thus (adverb) – therefore, consequently, hence, accordingly.
65. outer space (noun) – the vast, physical cosmic universe extending immediately beyond the Earth’s breathable atmosphere; the cosmos, deep space, the extraterrestrial void, the celestial realm.
66. transparently (adverb) – openly, clearly, visibly, candidly.
67. interoperably (adverb) – compatibly, cooperatively, integratively, cohesively.
68. norm (noun) – standard, rule, convention, guideline.
69. in the way that (phrase) – as, like, similarly to, in the exact manner of.
70. human spaceflight programme (noun) – a massive, official institutional aerospace initiative dedicated to launching, sustaining, and safely returning live human crews in outer space; crewed space initiative, manned space mission framework, human exploration project.
71. Gaganyaan (noun) – India’s inaugural human spaceflight programme developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), officially mandated to demonstrate robust indigenous spaceflight capability by launching a crew into Low Earth Orbit and bringing them safely back to Earth.
72. in the works (phrase) – currently being actively planned, engineered, heavily developed, or logistically prepared; underway, in progress, in development, in the pipeline.
73. space station (noun) – a massive, complex, and continuously crewed artificial satellite specifically utilized as a long-term base for orbital scientific operations; orbital laboratory, space habitat, orbital outpost.
74. payload (noun) – the highly specialized scientific equipment, vital instruments, or crucial technological cargo actively carried by a spacecraft; cargo, freight, scientific cargo.
75. launch (noun) – the highly controlled physical action of vertically sending a spacecraft, rocket, or heavy payload into orbit; liftoff, blast-off, deployment, vertical takeoff.
76. Artemis-Gaganyaan mission (mission) – a strategic bilateral space collaboration securely negotiated between the United States (NASA) and India (ISRO), specifically mandated to integrate deep technological efforts and mutually advance human spaceflight objectives.
77. co-develop (verb) – jointly develop, collaborate on, co-create, partner to engineer.
78. lunar (adjective) – moon-related, celestial, lunar-based, sub-lunar.
79. Accords (noun) – agreements, pacts, treaties, diplomatic protocols.
80. rather than (phrase) – instead of, as opposed to, in place of, more than.
81. start from scratch (phrase) – begin anew, start over, build from the ground up, commence from nothing.
82. in addition to (phrase) – besides, as well as, along with, moreover.
83. in the race to (phrase) – vying to, competing to, rushing to, aggressively struggling to.
84. look to (phrasal verb) – aim to, plan to, intend to, proactively seek to.

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