Space Evidence Sentence Strips
Workbook Page 56 Race to the Moon . . . and Beyond
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NASA was created to study air and space.
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Over 400,000 workers were involved in research, planning, training, and practice to make the six moon landing missions possible.
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The Mercury missions proved that people could survive in space.
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Project Gemini had a two-person crew. It showed how longer space flights affected astronauts and tested landing and docking methods.
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Apollo missions launched a three-person crew to land on the moon. It gathered evidence and tested lunar rocks.
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Scientists have invented new technology like huge telescopes and spacecraft that can travel far into the solar system.
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Ongoing missions help test plans to build houses on the moon and travel to Mars.
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NASA studies on the International Space Station.
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Unit 2: From Earth to Mars • Module 1, Session 6 Blue Strips → Workbook Page 56
Workbook Page 57 Packing for Mars, Part 1
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Space engineers study ways to make life in space possible for humans.
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They use swimming pools and plane flights to study the effects of weightlessness and plan for parking the capsule and taking space walks.
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Parabolic flight helps scientists figure out how astronauts would eat, move, and be affected by weightlessness.
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NASA uses parabolic flights to test equipment like pumps, heaters, and toilets.
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NASA learned how the human body changes during weightlessness.
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NASA uses what they learn to create rules about how astronauts work and behave. For example, astronauts have special straps that keep them from getting in each other's way.
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Unit 2: From Earth to Mars • Module 1, Session 6 Red Strips → Workbook Page 57
