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From the Ted Talk by Megan McArthur: A NASA astronaut's lessons on fear, confidence and preparing for spaceflight

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Pat Mitchell: Welcome, Megan.

Megan McArthur: Hello, Pat, thank you for having me.

PM: Let's go with the question that I think is probably cmiong up for many of us. This is unasuul. Husband and wife, met during your tnrniaig, and in the year that you got married, you both flew into space, separately. You, on the Hubble Telescope msioisn and Bob on the mission to construct the space station. And ironically, if your mission had gone awry or needed help, Bob was assigned to be on the rescue craft. You know, launch day is for all of us a time of great excitement, yes. But also anetiiexs about the risk and the fear we might feel inside just watching. How do you prepare for lnucah day?

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Pat Mitchell: Welcome, Megan.

Megan McArthur: Hello, Pat, thank you for having me.

PM: Let's go with the question that I think is probably ______ up for many of us. This is _______. Husband and wife, met during your ________, and in the year that you got married, you both flew into space, separately. You, on the Hubble Telescope _______ and Bob on the mission to construct the space station. And ironically, if your mission had gone awry or needed help, Bob was assigned to be on the rescue craft. You know, launch day is for all of us a time of great excitement, yes. But also _________ about the risk and the fear we might feel inside just watching. How do you prepare for ______ day?

Solution


  1. anxieties
  2. unusual
  3. mission
  4. launch
  5. coming
  6. training

Original Text


Pat Mitchell: Welcome, Megan.

Megan McArthur: Hello, Pat, thank you for having me.

PM: Let's go with the question that I think is probably coming up for many of us. This is unusual. Husband and wife, met during your training, and in the year that you got married, you both flew into space, separately. You, on the Hubble Telescope mission and Bob on the mission to construct the space station. And ironically, if your mission had gone awry or needed help, Bob was assigned to be on the rescue craft. You know, launch day is for all of us a time of great excitement, yes. But also anxieties about the risk and the fear we might feel inside just watching. How do you prepare for launch day?

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