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title: "What Astronauts Do"
description: "Know that astronauts are people who travel to space in rockets, that humans have walked on the Moon (Apollo missions), and that astronauts today live and work on the International Space Station"
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# What Astronauts Do

Know that astronauts are people who travel to space in rockets, that humans have walked on the Moon (Apollo missions), and that astronauts today live and work on the International Space Station

Subject: Science · Area: Space Exploration · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/what-astronauts-do-mt_oiqsIP97V3

## Ready when they can

- Define an astronaut as a person who travels to space
- State that humans landed on the Moon during the Apollo missions
- Describe the International Space Station as a place where astronauts live and work in orbit around Earth

## Lesson: What Astronauts Do

An astronaut is a person who travels to space. Astronauts ride inside a rocket to get there.

**Example.** In 1969, astronauts flew all the way to the Moon. This trip was called an Apollo mission. They were the first people to walk on the Moon.

*(drawing: Follow the trip to the Moon and back.)*

Today, astronauts live on the International Space Station. It flies high above Earth, going around and around.

**Tip.** On the space station, astronauts float. There is almost no gravity, so things drift instead of falling.

**Recap.** Astronauts travel to space, walked on the Moon, and live on the space station today.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Our Solar System](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/our-solar-system-mt_XlyF294bPR)

## Opens up

- [Space Robots & Rovers](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/space-robots-and-rovers-mt_7GwWplh-48)
- [Space Exploration Milestones](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/space-exploration-milestones-mt_H9RAGGiHBL)