Fallen Astronaut

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fallen-astronaut

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Hadley Rille, Moon
2. What is the date of placement?August 2, 1971
3. What is the Fallen Astronaut statue on the Moon?It is a tiny 3.5‑inch aluminum sculpture made by Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck that honors astronauts who died in space travel.
4. Who put the statue on the Moon and when?The Apollo 15 crew—Alfred Worden, James Irwin, and David Scott—placed it in August 1971.

Paul Van Hoeydonck: Belgian artist who designed the Fallen Astronaut sculpture.
Apollo 15: NASA's fourth crewed mission to land on the Moon, which took place in 1971.
Hadley Rille: A geological feature on the Moon's surface, chosen as the landing site for Apollo 15.
Commercial Exploitation: The act of using something for financial gain, often in a way that is controversial or prohibited by policy.