To Fly from Space Space Chronicles

The authors' attitude is of intrigue as expressed in the following quotes:

• "I love the history of flying."

• "...the greatest achievement is the launch of voyager ."

• "Being able to fly is exhilarating."

• "with our heart...we fly ever farther." _ paragraph 19

Inventions are realized due to ...

(more than one answer)

• a need.

• people wanting money.

• people using past inventions to create new ones.

According to Tyson, ___________, occupied human fantasies for millennia (a long time).

The author-Tyson, states that there are two ideas people thought were impossible, and they are:

• objects could not move faster than the speed of sound.

• to have self-propelled flight and any device that was heavier than air

• that drones would not exist

• fighter jets could not be made.

Tyson believes that the greatest flight achievement made by humans are:

• 1903: The Wright Flyer

• the airplane

• 19:44 V-2 Rocket

• Lunar Module

In paragraph 3, what allusions does the author make and have in common?

• They all relate to popular images of flying.

• It supports the idea that flying has been of interest to humans for a long time.

• They all wear capes

• They were once a bird.

In paragraph 4, what 2 things does the author compare?

• Birds and Superman.

• Birds and ducks.

• Birds and humans.

• Humans and ducks.

In paragraph 6, the descriptive elements details the..

• construct of the V2.

• flight of birds to airplanes.

• ideas of human inventions.

• speed of sound

In paragraphs 11-13, why does Tyson say the Germans invented the V2?

• To attack Japan.

• To attack London with more accuracy.

• To attack Poland with accuracy.

• To attack Johannesburg.

The purpose of the V2 was to ...

• escape an island.

• decipher coded messages from German enemies.

• be fast.

• be able to for the design of missiles that could be activated and targeted quickly.