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Spotlight on Russia - страница 192.

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Space

Russians have been exploring the final frontier since the 1950s and achieved a number of firsts on man’s final frontier.

Spotlight on Russia finds out more about Russian space exploration

Russia is no stranger to space. Since the 1950s, Russians have been exploring space and have achieved a spectacular number of firsts.

1957	Sputnik 1 was the first satellite in space
1957	“Laika” was the first animal to orbit the Earth
1961	Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space
1963	Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space
1965	Aleksei Leonov was the first person to walk in space
1984	Svetlana Savitskaya was the first woman to walk in space

Sputnik

Laika

Yuri Gagarin

Valentina Tereshkova

Aleksei Leonov

Svetlana Savitskaya

Russia’s space program continues to set itself new targets. At present it has three main aims. The first is to send three manned missions to the Moon. The second objective is to build a permanent base on the Moon to tap its energy resources. And, last but not least, its third goal is to dispatch a Russian crew to Mars, also known as the ‘Red Planet’, sometime between 2020 and 2030.

Of course, space travel does not come cheap. While the Russian government has given $2 billion to the programme, private investment is also needed. Some money has been raised through offering tourist trips into space. Russia was the first country to offer this type of travel, and to date four people have travelled as tourists into space, each paying$20 million for the privilege.

With its many firsts, Russia has been a pioneer in space exploration and has earned its place among the stars. Apart from technology and investment, the space program needs cosmonauts. Do you aspire to new heights?

ACTIVITIES

• Imagine you want to tell your English pen-friend about Russia’s history in space. Use the information in the text to tell the class.
• ICT Collect information about your favourite Russian space hero or heroine using the Internet. Write a short article.
• Would you like to be a cosmonaut? Explain why (not).

Spotlight on Russia would like to know what its readers think of space exploration. Where would you like to go in space? What would you like to do there? Send in your suggestions and we’ll put the best ones on our website for the whole world to see.

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