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Unit6;;1HowwastheSunformed?

2WherearetheAsteroidBeltandtheKuiperBeltinthesolarsystem?

3Whatelsedoyouknowaboutthesolarsystem?Sharewhatyouknowwiththeclass.;Lookatthetimelineandanswerthequestions.;1Whichofthesespacecrafthadahumanonboardwhenlaunched?

2WhataretherecenteventsinChinasspaceprogramme?Addthemtothetimeline.

3WhatdoyouknowaboutChinasfutureplansforspaceexploration?;1;2;Nowreadthepassageandcheckyourprediction.;2FollowingtheMoonlandings,spacetravelrapidlybecameunexceptionaltothepublic,asinnovationssucceededeachother.Bytheearly1980s,thegreatrocketspreviouslyusedintheAmericanspaceprogrammehadbeenreplacedbythespaceshuttle.WhentheChallengerspaceshuttletookoffon28January1986,theworldseemedtohavelostitswonderattheamazingachievementsoftheastronautsinvolved.Butthiswasgoingtobenoordinaryexcursion,andmillionsofpeopletunedintowitnessthetake-offonTV.ItwasspecialbecauseChristaMcAuliffeaged37,anordinaryteacherandmother,wasabouttobecomethefirstcivilianinspace.Sheplannedtogivetwo15-minutelessonsfromorbit:thefirsttodemonstratethecontrolsofthespacecraftandexplainhowgravityworked,andthesecondtodescribetheobjectivesoftheChallengerprogramme.Christahopedtocommunicateasenseofexcitementandrekindleinterestinthespaceprogramme.Withtheeyesofstudentsacrossthenationuponher,shemighthaveinspiredanentirelynewgenerationofastronautsandspacescientists.;3Tragically,sheneverreturnedtoherclassroomastheshuttleexplodedjustoveraminuteaftertakingoffinFlorida,andallsevenastronautsonboardwerekilled.Theworldwentintoshock,mostpeoplehavingassumedthatthisspaceflightwouldbenomoredangerousthantravellinginanaeroplane.Howwrongtheyhadbeen!Instantaneously,excitementandoptimismturnedintoterrorand