NASA

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/nasa

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 establishment act?National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
2. What is the first lunar landing?Apollo 11, July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
3. What does NASA stand for?NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. agency that explores space.
4. Why was NASA created?NASA was created in 1958 to unite U.S. space efforts after the Soviet launch of Sputnik and to promote peaceful exploration.

Heliopause: The boundary where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.
Exoplanet: A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
Aeronautical Engineering: The branch of engineering concerned with the design, development, and testing of aircraft and spacecraft.