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India, she went to the United States for higher
education. She first went into space as a mission
specialist on the Columbia Space Shuttle in
November, 1997. When the spacecraft was
returning to the earth, after completing its mission,
it exploded. Kalpana Chawla and all the other
members of the mission lost their lives in this
accident.
Look at the stars in the night sky and observe the constellations.
* We see the moon and twinkling stars at night.
* Meteors are also called shooting stars.
* The sun and eight planets make the solar system.
* The sun is at the centre of the solar system.
* A group of stars forming some patterns is called a constellation.
* The eight planets of the solar system are– Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
A. Answer the following questions.
1. What is solar system?
2. What are planets?
3. Name the eight planets.
4. What is constellation?
5. Why is Rakesh Sharma so famous?
6. Who was the first Indian woman to go into the space?
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. A scientific instrument used to view planets is called _______________ .
2. A group of stars forming a particular pattern is called _______________ .
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