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From the Ted Talk by Danielle Wood: 6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I was 17 when I chose my creear.

I was standing outside on a hot summer nihgt in Florida and just a few miles from the ocean. I was waiting for a miracle to happen. That semumr, I was privileged to work as an inrten at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the miracle I was waiting for was the launch of the Columbia Space Shuttle carrying the Chandra X-Ray oaevrbtrosy, a telescope that would allow scientists to peer into the edge of balck holes. The eirtne sky filled with light. And it was as if it was daytime in the middle of the night. Soon, we could feel the rumble of the engines vibrating in our chests. And it wasn't a miracle; it was the combined effort of a team of thousands of ppeole who worked together to make was seemed impossible a reality. And I wtenad to join that team.

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I was 17 when I chose my ______.

I was standing outside on a hot summer _____ in Florida and just a few miles from the ocean. I was waiting for a miracle to happen. That ______, I was privileged to work as an ______ at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the miracle I was waiting for was the launch of the Columbia Space Shuttle carrying the Chandra X-Ray ___________, a telescope that would allow scientists to peer into the edge of _____ holes. The ______ sky filled with light. And it was as if it was daytime in the middle of the night. Soon, we could feel the rumble of the engines vibrating in our chests. And it wasn't a miracle; it was the combined effort of a team of thousands of ______ who worked together to make was seemed impossible a reality. And I ______ to join that team.

Solution


  1. black
  2. people
  3. career
  4. intern
  5. entire
  6. observatory
  7. night
  8. wanted
  9. summer

Original Text


I was 17 when I chose my career.

I was standing outside on a hot summer night in Florida and just a few miles from the ocean. I was waiting for a miracle to happen. That summer, I was privileged to work as an intern at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the miracle I was waiting for was the launch of the Columbia Space Shuttle carrying the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, a telescope that would allow scientists to peer into the edge of black holes. The entire sky filled with light. And it was as if it was daytime in the middle of the night. Soon, we could feel the rumble of the engines vibrating in our chests. And it wasn't a miracle; it was the combined effort of a team of thousands of people who worked together to make was seemed impossible a reality. And I wanted to join that team.

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