UNIT 10: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
My name‿ is Laura. As‿ a child,│ I wantedwan-did to be an‿ astronaut. I watched‿ every launch‿ on TV,│ and‿ I knew the name‿ of‿ every planet.
Now I am‿ a teacher,│ an(d) my students‿ ask:│ why explore space│ when we have problems here? It‿ is‿ a good question. A spacecraf(t) to Mars‿ is very expensive,│ but satellites help‿ us with weather,│ phones,│ an(d) maps‿ every day. Research‿ in space‿ also improves hospitals‿ an(d) materials.
Astronauts‿ are brave│ an(d) they work hard. Maybe in 30 years,│ people will live‿ on‿ another planet. My students think‿ it will happen. I am not sure,│ but Ibud I hope they will be the ones│ who explore‿ it.