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Training the Next Generation of Space Explorers

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the space agency of the United States.

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The same story at six levels

How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.

  1. A1

    This story is about a space agency.

  2. A2

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a US space agency.

  3. B1

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the space agency of the United States.

  4. B2

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the space agency of the United States.

  5. C1

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is currently guiding its latest group of explorers through an exceptionally rigorous curriculum.

  6. C2

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is currently guiding its latest cohort through an exceptionally rigorous curriculum.

Key words

Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.

explorer
A person who travels to unknown places to learn about them.
orbit
The curved path of an object in space around a star, planet, or moon.
geology
The study of rocks, soil, and the physical structure of the Earth or other planets.
supersonic
Moving faster than the speed of sound.
graduate
To successfully complete a course of training or study.
assignment
A task or piece of work that someone is given to do.

Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.

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