How to Get to Space

What is the Space Station described as in the passage?

• A science lab

• A spaceship

• A satellite

• A planet

How far above Earth is the Space Station?

• 100 miles

• 250 miles

• 500 miles

• 1000 miles

What do people need to live and work in space for up to a year?

• Only food and water

• Spacesuits and science tools

• Food, water, science tools, and spacesuits

• Just spacesuits

How did people used to fly to space?

• In rockets

• In spaceships that looked like airplanes

• In hot air balloons

• In helicopters

What happens to the rocket after it launches?

• It stays in space

• It splits off and comes back to Earth

• It explodes

• It lands on the moon

What is a new idea for getting to space mentioned in the passage?

• A space elevator

• A space car

• A space bridge

• A space tunnel

How would a space elevator work?

• By flying like an airplane

• By using a giant cable between the Space Station and Earth

• By jumping really high

• By using a ladder

What is another idea for getting to space mentioned in the passage?

• A launch tube

• A space ladder

• A space bridge

• A space tunnel

What would a launch tube do?

• Fly a ship through a long tube to space

• Build a bridge to space

• Create a tunnel under the sea

• Use a giant slingshot

What is the main topic of the passage?

• How to build a rocket

• How people and things travel to space

• How to live on the moon

• How to become an astronaut