2a. Daily Article -Artemis I Set for Launch- UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsNASAs Artemis I mission is set for launch later this month!Its the important first mission in the space agencys larger Artemis Programme.The hope is that Artemis I will blast off on the 29th August.The mission will see an uncrewed spacecraft called O

2、rion launched into space on top of the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built.It will fly around the Moon collecting information that will help them plan for the next mission.Although therell be no one on board,there will still be passengers.Commander Moonikin Campos has already been popped inside

3、 the Orion capsule ready for blast-off.Its a manikin fitted with sensors.The sensors will collect data that NASA can use to make later missions safer for astronauts.The manikin is named in honour of Arturo Campos.He was part of the ground team who worked on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.On their w

4、ebsite,NASA say Campos was“a key player in bringing Apollo 13 safely back to Earth.”If the Artemis I mission goes smoothly,then the Artemis II mission is planned for 2024.It will have a crew on board and take them further from Earth than anyone has ever gone before.Following this,the Artemis III mis

5、sion is planned for 2025.It will see the first woman and the first person of colour walking on the Moon and will be the first time anyone has landed on the Moon in over 50 years!Thats not where NASA want to stop though.They plan on building a lunar base to allow for a permanent human presence on the

6、 Moon.They also plan to build a new space station called the Gateway.It will orbit the Moon and help NASA to undertake missions in deeper space.Missions such as sending people to Mars!Daily News Science World News 5th August 2022Glossaryuncrewed Nobody on board.manikinA model of a human.dataNumbers

7、and information.ill-fatedSomething that ended or will end unsuccessfully.Artemis I Set for LaunchIllustration:The Orion capsule atop the largest rocket NASA has ever built.What was the Apollo 13 mission?Apollo 13 was a mission in 1970 taking astronauts to land on the moon.However,a couple of days in

8、to the mission,there was an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks.It crippled the ship and threatened the lives of the astronauts on board.Although battling against loss of oxygen,electricity,light,water and heating,the astronauts were safely returned to Earth.visit Questions1.Tick to show whether th

9、e statement is true or false according to the article.TrueFalseArturo Campos was an astronaut.Artemis I is the first mission in the Apollo Programme.Artemis II is panned to happen in 2024.Orion is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built.2.Look at this sentence:Commander Moonikin Campos has alre

10、ady been popped inside the Orion capsule ready for blast off.Which of the following definitions is closest in meaning to the word capsule as it is used in this sentence?(tick one)A small cylindrical pot for keeping things in such as medicines.A seed case.A small pod containing medicine that you swal

11、low.A small spacecraft in which astronauts travel.3.Which Artemis mission will land humans back on the Moon for the first time in over 50 years?4.Give the meaning of the word permanent as it is used in this sentence:They plan on building a lunar base to allow for a permanent human presence on the Mo

12、on.5.Using information from the article,fill in the missing words to complete the sentence.NASAs mission hopes to launch in the next month.It will fly around the collecting information that will help with future missions.6.Would you like to go to the Moon?Explain your answer.Artemis I Set for Launchvisit