1. Mae Jemison Space ScientistBy
Gail Sakurai

2. Mae Jemison

4. Key Vocabulary astronaut specialist launches weightlessness
mission artificial
orbit
reusable
satellite
space shuttle

5. Space Is the Place Page 113
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7. Time to read! Segment 1
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8. astronaut
A person trained to participate in the flight of a spacecraft.
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9. launches
puts into action by force.
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10. mission
An operation that is assigned to achieve certain goals.
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11. orbit
The path of a spacecraft around the earth.
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12. reusable
Able to be used again.
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13. satellite A device made to orbit the earth while performing a task.
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14. space shuttle
A spacecraft launched like a rocket that can return to earth and land like a plane.
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15. specialist
One who becomes an expert in a particular field.
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16. weightlessness
The condition of being without weight.
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17. artificial
Created by humans rather than occurring in nature.
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18. Key Vocabulary astronaut specialist launches weightlessness
mission artificial
orbit
reusable
satellite
space shuttle

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20. Key Vocabulary astronaut specialist launches weightlessness
mission artificial
orbit
reusable
satellite
space shuttle