Spacecraft are what fulfilled the dreams of many people around
the world. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and they have many uses.
They have been used to send animals into space and even to the moon! How do
people survive in space? By eating disgusting tubes of pasty space food of
course! Now that we have put a spotlight on space, we are giving you the
opportunity to learn all about the amazing spacecraft that brought all of the
astronauts and scientist to where we are today.
From the time they were invented, to where they are today,
rockets have been used in many different ways. They can be used in military
missiles, fireworks, and most importantly, to send things into space. Without
rockets, who knows where space exploration would be.
To be the first person to step on the moon was a great honor for
Neil Armstrong. He was the co-pilot of the Apollo 11’s lunar module. The
Apollo 11 mission was the first to land on anything in our universe other than
the Earth, and became greatly known for this. This mission was a huge leap in
exploring space.
On the morning of January 28, 1986 at 11:39 A.M. Eastern Time,
the Challenger shuttle exploded. The enormous explosion killed all seven
crewmembers, including schoolteacher, Christa McAuliffe. Thousands of students
and adults across the U.S. watched in horror as the shuttle exploded turning an
exciting day into a horrible one. In fact, that day would become an important
part of history. One thing learned that fateful day was that danger does still
exist in space exploration. Read on and find out what did go wrong, and who were
those seven crewmembers that tragically died?
The International Space Station is pretty amazing. Robots are
going to be used to put some of it together in space, and when it is finished,
it will be so large that you will be able to see it from Earth without a
telescope.
John Glenn ate stuff that looks like toothpaste in 1962. Now
people in space have 72 choices of food. They also get knives, forks, spoons,
and much more. Many people thought that the food John Glenn ate wouldn’t go
down his throat.
Space in the Spotlight
Novi Meadows Elementary 2002
