Japan sends a rocket to space. The rocket is called H3. It has a spacecraft on it. The spacecraft is called MMX. It left from an island in Japan. The time was very early in the morning. A team works all night. They watch the rocket on a screen. The rocket goes up fast. Smoke covers the launch pad. The people are very happy. The launch is a big success.
The spacecraft will go to a moon. The moon is close to Mars. The name of the moon is Phobos. Phobos is a small moon. It is shaped like a potato. The spacecraft will land on Phobos. The spacecraft has a special tool. The tool drills into the ground. It sucks up the soil and rocks. It will take 10 grams of soil. That is as heavy as a coin. The samples are very small. It will come back to Earth in 2031.
A small car is on the spacecraft. The car is called a rover. The rover is called Idefix. Idefix will jump on the moon. Gravity is very low there. The rover finds a safe place to land. The big lander then drills the ground. The mission lasts five years. The project costs a lot of money. Many countries help with the mission. They work together on the project. Scientists want to learn about the solar system. They want to learn about life on Earth. This is a big chance for the world.
Sources: theguardian.com / reuters.com
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. sends | a. collect |
| 2. called | b. glad |
| 3. left | c. named |
| 4. watch | d. departed |
| 5. happy | e. touch down |
| 6. success | f. little |
| 7. land | g. discover |
| 8. take | h. triumph |
| 9. small | i. observe |
| 10. learn | j. launches |
1.j 2.c 3.d 4.i 5.b 6.h 7.e 8.a 9.f 10.g