1. How many people in total have walked on the moon? 2. On which date did NASA launch its final space shuttle flight? Task. Choose the best answer.
1. What was special about the space shuttle?
Alt was faster than a rocket. B It was reusable - NASA could send the shuttle into space again and again.
Cit could land on the moon.
2. Which one of these statements is NOT true?
A NASA launched its first shuttle into orbit over 30 years ago.
B The first shuttle was called Columbia. C The final mission was the 130th flight of
the space shuttle programme.
3. What two words were used
programme to describe the space shuttle missions?
commonplace and expensive B cheap and dangerous
C expensive and dangerous
4. What happened to two of the space
shuttles?
A They were destroyed in flight.
They were never used. C They landed on the moon.
in the
5. When the space shuttle mission ended, 5,000 people lost their jobs at which space
centre?
A The Kennedy Space Center.
B The Johnson Space Center
C At both of the space centres
6. According to the programme, what is Eugene Cernan known for?
A He was the first man to fly the space shuttle.
B He invented the space shuttle. C He was the last man to walk on the moon.
7. Which statement from the programme is true?
A Rockets are still launched into space.
B These days, all rockets are unmanned. C The unmanned rockets can not be controlled from earth,