1. Why would anyone want to explore space? Vocabulary Words

2. Exploring Space Vocabulary Words astronaut shuttle experiment telescope gravity

3. Vocabulary astronaut – a person who goes into space astronaut shuttle - vehicle that carries astronauts into space shuttle experiment – test to find out something telescope – an instrument that makes things far away appear to be close telescope gravity – the natural force that makes everything on Earth move toward it

4. astronauts

5. space shuttle

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7. Vocabulary Words At the Space Center we saw an ____ in her spacesuit. At the Space Center we saw an astronaut in her spacesuit. It would be fun to float without ____ like she does. It would be fun to float without gravity like she does.

8. Vocabulary Words We looked through a ____ to see some stars. We looked through a telescope to see some stars. We saw pictures of an ____ in space with plants and rocks. We saw pictures of an experiment in space with plants and rocks. There was a huge space ____ parked there too. There was a huge space shuttle parked there too.