1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. a) When will NASA launch its first test flight from the U.S.?
b) When will the first manned flight take place?

3. Why haven’t U.S. astronauts traveled to space from the U.S. since 2011?

4. Which two U.S. companies have been chosen to build the space capsules NASA will be using?

5. What factors could change scheduled dates?

OPTIONAL: Ask a grandparent if he/she remembers John Glenn’s 1962 historic flight and successful orbit of the moon, and also Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s walk on the moon: Please describe where you were / what you thought. Please describe how Americans reacted to these two historic flights.