News Item 2

News Item 2:

1. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard on the tape.
(1) The next space shuttle
is scheduled on
.
(2) NASA announced
for the
years.

2. Complete the following chart concerning the specific number of shuttle launches. Please remember that the Challenger exploded early 1986 and this announcement was made later the same year.
Number of Launches — Time
(1) 5 — will shoot in
(2) More than 10 — had been planned for the year
until the Challenger exploded)
(3) 16 — will shoot every year in the

3. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The new shuttle program will be different from that of the past because _____________.

a. NASA administrators are strongly affected by the explosion of the Challenger b. fewer shuttle launches will be made every year from now on c. NASA has been predicting a decline in financial support for its program d. new shuttles will carry a much different mix of cargoes
(2) A list of priority for the ranking of various projects is ____________. a. NASA space exploration, military projects, commercial satellites b. military projects, NASA space exploration, commercial satellites c. military projects, commercial satellites, NASA space exploration d. commercial satellites, NASA space exploration, military projects