Year 5 and P6 - reading comprehension interview with a spacecraft engineer

Space: An interview with spacecraft engineer

Description

This interview text for year 5 and P6, linking to the topic Earth and space, explains how Nagin Cox decided she wanted to become a spacecraft operations engineer. She explains what it’s like to work on Mars time, why the rover Perseverance has a helicopter, and why she never wanted to be an astronaut!

This downloadable reading pack includes:

An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

Year groups

Year 5

Topics

Earth and space

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Space: An interview with spacecraft engineer

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