* Complete the sentences with the words / phrases from the box.
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1. NASA uses ……………………to launch things and people into space.
2. The ……………………was expected to remain in service until at least 2024.
3. Astronauts train on ……………………to prepare for the weightlessness experienced in space.
4. Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial ……………………, was founded by Sir Richard Branson.
5. NASA’s new ……………………can withstand over 120°C, removes toxic gases and regulates temperature.
6. The last time astronauts did a ……………………from an aerial outpost was in 1974, when Skylab was operating.
7. NASA is considering sending astronauts in an Orion ……………………to the surface of a near-Earth asteroid in 2025.
8. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch U.S. astronauts to the International ……………………for the first time since 2011.
9. When turned on the night sky, a ……………………allows you to see millions of things that are invisible to the naked eye.
10. Fifty years ago, a ……………………fell to Earth and landed in Australia, carrying with it a rare sample from interstellar space.
