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Astronaut
In 1961 on the 12th of April, a Russian man called Yuri Gagarin became the first human
being to travel into outer space. Eight years later, a man called Neil Armstrong became
the first human being to walk on the moon and step onto another world away from the
Earth.

Astronauts or cosmonauts are trained to pilot, command or work as a crew member of

a spacecraft. They can also perform scientific experiments, repair damaged satellites and
collect information about other distant planets and stars.

Space is an extremely dangerous place for a human being. For this reason astronauts
wear space suits which allow them to breathe. If an astronaut did not wear a space suit
for protection, they would explode. This is because there is no atmosphere in space. The
human body is not built to function without pressure of the Earths atmosphere.

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Subject: Themes
Sheet: Solar system

Astronaut
Answer the following questions.
1. Who was the first human being to travel into outer space?
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2. In which year did this take place?
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3. Who became the first man to walk on the moon?
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4. Another name for an astronaut is a....

Pilot

Scientist

d Conductor

Cosmonaut

5. Name two jobs that an astronaut might do in space.

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6. What do astronauts wear for protection in space?
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7. If an astronaut went to space without a space suit, what would happen?
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8. Why would this happen?
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