1 the soviet union
the world's first
artificial satellite, sputnik 1, from baikonur cosmodrome in
kazakhstan.
2 neil armstrong was the first astronaut to.
the surface of the moon on foot.
3 a small satellite in space can receive and
5,000 telephone calls and 12 tv shows at the same time.
4 modern firefighters' suits are similar to the space suits
that scientists
. for astronauts.
5 in november 1974, scientists tried to
with extraterrestrials for
the first time.
6 the unmanned spacecraft exomars lifted off
from baikonur cosmodrome on a mission to
on mars and search for signs of
-
.
life.
.
7
the first astronaut to
britain in
space was helen sharman, a chemist who
visited the mir space station in 1991.
Now, let’s see what the weather is like today.
In the central part of the country it’s very hot and stuffy. There is a chance of some rain too, so don’t leave home without your umbrella!
The temperature is around 20º centigrade.
In the east it’s rainy all day today, I’m afraid.
There may be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The temperature is a bit higher, at around 23º. In the west of the country the weather is dry, but cloudy.
The south of the country has the best weather today. It’s cloudy most of the time but sunny this afternoon. The temperature is around 35º.