Unit-1, Lesson-3
Read the passage and answer questions B.
Although Tereshkova experienced nausea and physical discomfort for much of the flight, she orbited the earth 48 times and spent almost three days in space. With a single flight, she logged more flight time than the combined times of all American astronauts who had flown before that date. Tereshkova also maintained a flight log and took photographs of the horizon, which were later used to identify aerosol layers within the atmosphere. Vostok-6 was the final Vostok flight and was launched two days after Vostok-5, which carried Valary Bykovsy into a similar orbit for five days, landing three hours after Tereshkova. The two vessels approached each other within 5 kilometers at one point, and from space Tereshkova communicated with Bykovsky and the Soviet leader Khrushchev by radio.
B. Answer the following questions.
(a) How did Tereshkova complete her flight?
Ans: Tereshkova completed her flight through experiencing nausea and physical discomfort for much of the flight. However, she orbited the earth 48 times and spent almost three days in space.
(b) What is the result of the comparison between the flight time of Tereshkova and the flight times of all American astronauts?
Ans: The result of the comparison between the flight time of Tereshkova and the flight times of American astronauts is that with a single flight she recorded more flight time than the combined times of all American astronauts who had flown before that date.
(c) What other things did Tereshkova do while orbiting the earth?
Ans: While orbiting the earth, Tereshkova maintained a flight log and took photographs of the horizon which were later used to identify aerosol layers within the atmosphere.
(d) Between Vostok-5 and Vostok-6 which one took less time than the other?
Ans: Between Vostok-5 and Vostok-6, the latter took less time than the former: Vostok-5 had launched two days before Vostok-6, and the former landed three hours after the latter.
(e) With whom did Tereshkova did communicate and how?
Ans: From space Tereshkova communicated with Bykovsky and the Soviet leader Khrushchev. She did so with them by radio.
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