She wanted to become famous.

She thought it would be a challenging opportunity

She always dreamed about going to the moon.

She wanted to explore new scientific discoveries.

They built a space station.

They launched satellites and studied Earth.

They took a spacewalk to the moon.

They repaired parts of the space shuttle.

They look just like sunrises and sunsets on Earth.

Astronauts can only see one or two a day.

Astronauts can see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every day.

They happen very slowly compared to Earth.

That space travel is boring.

That Earth looks beautiful and different from space.

That astronauts can’t see much from space.

That space exploration is necessary to understand our planet.

To float in space without a specific path

To travel in a circular or elliptical path around an object

To move in a straight line through space

To land on the surface of another planet

They rested and ate a big meal before boarding.

They went through safety checks, suited up, and rehearsed important steps.

They inspected the space shuttle’s exterior.

All of the above.

Astronauts need to work hard to build space stations.

The text explains Sally Ride’s experiences as an astronaut and what it was like to travel in space.

The text is mainly about how spaceships are built.

The text focuses on the history of NASA.