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A Hidden Figure

Focus What did scientists do to send spacecraft
to the moon?

e.g. They made powerful spacecraft.

For thousands of years,

to look at something carefully
v.
people have observed the moon
observed

and the planets from Earth. People have also dreamed of

traveling into space and exploring the moon and the

planets. In 1969, part of that dream became a reality

when astronauts walked on the moon. Today, people

dream about reaching Mars and the other planets.

Unit 9 | A Hidden Figure