Space/ISS

The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component was launched(launch) into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving(arrive) in November 2000. It has been inhabited(inhabit) continuously since that date. The last pressurised module was fitted in 2011, and an experimental inflatable space habitat was added(add) in 2016.
The station is expected (expect) to operate until 2030.

Rewrite sentences 1-5 in the passive voice.                                                                    

ß. In 2018 NASA launched another long-term mission to the ISS.

  In 2016 another long-term mission to the ISS was launched.

1  The rocket was carrying three astronauts to the ISS.

  three astronauts were being carried() to the ISS.

1  The rocket was carrying three astronauts to the ISS.   three astronauts were being carried() to the ISS.

2  During the mission he undertook an extravehicular activity outside the ISS.

An extravehicular activity was undertaken() during the mission.

4   They had to use a special device to go to the bathroom.

5   NASA will bring the astronauts home safely.

Space

1. Space Race
2. ISS
3. A Colony on the Moon?
4. Mission to Mars
   
5. Science Fiction
   • Space Oddity
   • Lost in Space
   • Mars attacks
6. Guided Writing

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