NASA (Compare and Contrast) - Jovana Menkevich | Biblioteka

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How are "NASA Astronaut Describes Soyuz Launch" and "Plunging Back to Earth" similar?

They both tell the story of a crash landing.

They both include the history of Soyuz spacecraft.

They both explain how astronauts prepare for spaceflight.

They both describe what it is like to be part of a rocket launch.

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Which of the following best describes "NASA Astronaut Describes Soyuz Launch"?

a firsthand account of an astronaut's own experience

a firsthand account from someone who read about the launch

a secondhand account of a launch, based on new reports

a secondhand account from someone who experienced a launch

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Which type of detail appears only in "NASA Astronaut Describes Soyuz Launch" not in "Plunging Back to Earth"?

what happens two minutes after liftoff

what mission control tells the crew

how astronauts start preparing for a launch

how a launch feels inside the spacecraft

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Which excerpt from "NASA Astronaut Describes Soyuz Launch" supports the answer in question 3?

"They perform a series of pre-flight checks of all Soyuz systems."

"Then, it is as if a giant beast is waking up."

"You hear and feel the thumping and bumping of valves."

"Very quickly you build up speed."

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Which details are included in both text? Select two that apply.

Astronauts spend hours in the spacecraft before the launch.

Flight controllers are concerned when they lose radio contact.

The force of gravity feels extremely strong during a launch or landing.

Astronauts can see space through the windows in the spacecraft.

Recovery crews are ready to help in case od an emergency landing.

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Whose experience of the event does "Plunging Back to Earth" reveal?

only the astronauts

only mission control

the astronauts, mission control, and recovery crews

mission control, people watching the event, and news sources

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Which statement best describes the differences between the two accounts from To Space and Back and “Memorable Milestones: Space Shuttle Missions”?

One is a news article. The other is from an eyewitness who watched the launch.

Both are written by people who were at Cape Canaveral on June 18, 1983.

One was written at the time of the launch. The other was written several years later.

One is based only on facts. The other is based on facts and personal experience.

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Which phrase from “Memorable Milestones: Space Shuttle Missions” helps the reader understand the meaning of the word ascent in paragraph 3?

“ready for the challenge”

“lifting Challenger”

“acted as flight engineer”

“Once in orbit”

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Which of the details describes To Space and Back?

Describes the launch of a space shuttle

Explains how the launch affects the author’s body

Tells why the mission was unlike other missions

Presents all events as taking place in the past

Presents events as if they are taking place now

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Which of the details describes "Memorable Milestones"?

Describes the launch of a space shuttle

Explains how the launch affects the author’s body

Tells why the mission was unlike other missions

Presents all events as taking place in the past

Presents events as if they are taking place now