Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Learning Network: 'Mission Complete, Houston'

Use the photo and article to answer basic news questions.

WHO was the commander of the last flight of the space shuttle Atlantis – and, indeed, of the last space shuttle flight ever?

WHAT did the commander say as he landed?

WHERE will the Atlantis go?

WHEN did the shuttle land?

WHY did the shuttle have to flip to a nose-first position to land?

HOW will supplies now be taken to the International Space Station?

Related: The activity “30 Years of the Space Shuttle: A Fact Scavenger Hunt.”


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