Testing Small Aircraft for Space Exploration
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Derek Abramson works for NASA.
- A2
Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link work for NASA.
- B1
NASA is the space agency of the United States.
- B2
NASA is the space agency of the United States.
- C1
NASA is the space agency of the United States.
- C2
Long before they spearheaded rigorous flight testing at NASA, Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link were dedicated aviation enthusiasts who each pursued a personal hobby.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- agency
- an organization or business that provides a particular service
- chief
- highest in rank or authority
- experimental
- using new ideas or methods that have not been tested before
- autonomous
- able to operate without being controlled directly by humans
- evaluate
- to judge or calculate the quality, importance, or value of something
- concept
- a principle or idea
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.