New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension

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Exercise 1

Vocabulary

extend

Verb

ɪkˈstɛnd

to make something last longer

The two companies decided to extend their contract and continue working together.

I'm afraid it is impossible to extend the deadline.

The play has been extended for another two months.

We extended this row to make room for one more desk.

The teacher extended the deadline with two more days.

spacecraft

Noun

ˈspeɪsˌkræft

a vehicle that travels in space

The spacecraft has gone into orbit around Saturn.

It isn't practical to spend too much money on spacecraft when the economy is so poor.

Voyager-1 was a NASA spacecraft.

The car looked like an alien spacecraft.

This company is developing a new spacecraft.

crew

Noun

kruː

all the people working on a ship, plane, etc.

The construction crew is working on the road.

This ship has a crew of only two.

The experienced crew commanded the mission to the moon.

I was a member of the crew when the ship went aground.

Our cabin crew are onboard to ensure that our passengers enjoy their flight in safety and comfort.

The crew has to rest before they can go on another flight.

The crew got along well.

The crew gets along very well.

dwarf planet

Noun

dwɔːrf ˈplænɪt

a round object in space that goes around the sun but is not as large as a planet and does not clear other objects from its path

Eris is a dwarf planet in the solar system.

solar system

Noun

ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm

solar system

Earth is the third planet in our solar system.

Exercise 2

Article

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New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension

The U.S. space agency has announced it is extending the mission of the New Horizons spacecraft.

New Horizons is a spacecraft without a human crew. It was the first spacecraft to visit the dwarf planet Pluto. It gathered pictures and information about the dwarf planet. New Horizons flew close to Pluto in July of 2015.

The spacecraft will be heading further into what is known as the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is an area beyond the planets.

Jim Green is NASA’s director of Planetary Science. He said, “The New Horizons mission to Pluto exceeded our expectations.” He added that NASA is looking forward to continuing explorations with the spacecraft.