Space – The empty part above the layer of air around the earth is called space.
There is no atmosphere in space.
In space sound has no medium or way to travel to be heard.
Astronauts use radios to stay in communication while in space.
Gravity – The natural forces that causes things to fall toward the earth is called Gravity.
Space rocket – A powerful vehicle that goes into space and put the spacecraft in space is called space rocket.
Journey to the moon –
In 1969, man first went to the moon in the space flight called Apollo II.
Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon.
Two other astronauts Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins went along with Neil Armstrong.
Moon– Satellites that shines by the sun reflected light and revolves around the earth is called moon.
The moon does not have air and water.
The surface of the moon has big holes are called craters.
The gravity of the moon is lesser than earth.
Our weight will be one sixth of the weight on Earth.
There are no forms of life on the moon.
Space travel:
A person who has been trained for travelling in space is called astronaut.
A garment designed to allow an astronaut to survive in space are called space suit.
These suits contain air.
It protects them from the dangerous rays in space.
They conduct experiments inside the spacecraft.
They also repair their spacecraft when the need arises.
Some astronauts who had travelled to space:
Rakesh Sharma –
In 1984, he became the first citizen of India to go into space.
He flew aboard the Soviet rocket Soyuz T – 11.
Which blasted in Kazakh Soviet socialist republics on 2 April 1984?
Kalpana Chawla –
She was the first Indian American woman to go into space.
She went into space in 1997 In the Space shuttle Columbia.
She again went into space in 2003.
On her return journey the space shuttle crashed and she dead.
Sunita Williams –
In 2006, Sunita Williams an American Astronaut of Indian Origin.
She went into space aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
Sunita Williams stayed in space in her spacecraft for a record 195 days.
