Q5.
It is very important for the astronauts to have regular meals. However, their menu is very specific. All food
is prepared in a special way and stored in vacuum containers. There are also foods that cannot be used in
orbit at all. Bread is one of them. It is banned at the station because bread crumbs are difficult to collect.
The astronauts miss bread very much and nowadays the engineers are designing a space bakery to make a
special type of bread.
Q6.
The international space station is a unique destination for space tourism. Since 2012, eight non-
professional astronauts have visited it to enjoy the amazing views of the Earth. Although this type of travel
costs millions of dollars, the interest to space tourism is constantly growing all over the world. Every new
tourist is selected carefully because the health requirements are rather high. The journey takes ten days,
including the way to and from the station.
Q7.
At present, mass space travel to other planets is a common theme of science fiction films. Meanwhile the
real space exploration scenarios are much more exciting. There are several projects for setting up stations
on the Moon and to build human settlements there. A manned expedition to Mars doesn’t look like a crazy
idea any more. And of course, scientists continue looking for other life in the universe.
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