The Naming of the First Space Shuttle
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
This story is about NASA.
- A2
On September 17, 1976, NASA showed its first space shuttle orbiter.
- B1
On September 17, 1976, NASA presented its first space shuttle orbiter, OV-101, to the public.
- B2
On September 17, 1976, NASA presented its first space shuttle orbiter, which was known as OV-101, to the public.
- C1
It was on September 17, 1976, that NASA presented its first space shuttle orbiter, bearing the designation OV-101, to the public.
- C2
It was on September 17, 1976, that NASA presented its first space shuttle orbiter, bearing the designation OV-101, to the public.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- orbiter
- a spacecraft designed to travel around a planet or moon
- vehicle
- a machine used for transporting people or things, like a car or spacecraft
- prefer
- to like or choose one thing over another
- attend
- to go to or be present at an event
- crucial
- extremely important or necessary for success
- atmospheric
- relating to the air or gases surrounding the Earth
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.