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UNIT V
Ready for lift off
Before you start
1. Would you like to be an astronaut?
Reading
2. Read the text and check if the following statements are true (T) or
false (F). For the statement you marked false, find the correct
information.
1. In 1958 NASA experts believed that astronauts didn’t need special
flying experience.
2. Eisenhower insisted that pilots’ skills were essential.
3. There were fewer tests for astronauts in the 1950s.
4. The sort of people NASA selects often get anxious and depressed in
space.
5. Women astronauts are usually more stable and committed than
men.
6. Astronaut should be able to communicate well.
THE RIGHT STUFF
1. When NASA (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration) was about to pick its first ever astronauts for Project
Mercury in 1958, it decided that the sort of men most likely to
survive a journey into space were those involved in dangerous
activities like scuba diving, tightrope walking and mountain
climbing. But President Dwight Eisenhower disagreed and demanded
that the first astronaut should be fully-trained male pilots. Once the
pilots were chosen to qualify as astronauts, they then went through a
number of gruelling physical and psychological tests.
2. Today it’s a different story. Women can be astronauts too.
Trainee astronauts still have rigorous physical tests, but instead of a
week of psychological tests, they have one and a half day. However,
the questionnaires and interviews are much more searching. This is
very important because, according to Dr Holland, a psychologist at
NASA: “We know people can get depressed and anxious when they
are in space so we won’t select people – men or women – with the
right personality traits to make a good astronaut. We’re not looking
for “super” people. But they need to be emotionally stable, honest
and highly committed”. In addition to this they need to be extremely
sociable. “If you meet an astronaut at a party, you will notice how
good they are at a social interaction”, says British born astronaut
Helen Sharman. “They get on with everyone”.
3. Are you cut out to be an astronaut? Answer Y (yes) if you agree or
N (no) if you disagree with these statements.
1. I find it difficult to be on time.
2. I often try new and foreign foods.
3. I often find it hard to make up my mind.
4. I don’t like to do things differently from how I normally do them.
5. I usually prefer to do things alone.
6. I enjoy sorting out problems and playing with ideas.
7. I often feel inferior to others.
8. Poetry has little or no effect on me.
9. I try to be humble.
10. Being honest is a bad way of doing business.
11. Play is more important than work.
12. I’m efficient and effective at my work.
13. I often worry that things might go wrong.
14. I like to be where the action is.
15. I’m often afraid to say what I think.
Scoring
- For questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15 score one point if
you disagree and 0 if you agree.
- For the other questions score one point if you are agree and 0 if you
disagree
If your total points are:
0-3 Forget it. You’ll oversleep, forget to do your tasks, start arguing
with the others and put the spacecraft in danger.
4-12 Borderline. You’ve got a lot of the right qualities but are you
sure you like working in a team?
13-15 Send for that application form immediately. You are a strong,
reliable, pleasant and hard working team player.
UNIT V                                                                     are in space so we won’t select people – men or women – with the
Ready for lift off                                                         right personality traits to make a good astronaut. We’re not looking
Before you start                                                           for “super” people. But they need to be emotionally stable, honest
1. Would you like to be an astronaut?                                      and highly committed”. In addition to this they need to be extremely
Reading                                                                    sociable. “If you meet an astronaut at a party, you will notice how
2. Read the text and check if the following statements are true (T) or     good they are at a social interaction”, says British born astronaut
false (F). For the statement you marked false, find the correct            Helen Sharman. “They get on with everyone”.
information.                                                               3. Are you cut out to be an astronaut? Answer Y (yes) if you agree or
   1. In 1958 NASA experts believed that astronauts didn’t need special    N (no) if you disagree with these statements.
      flying experience.                                                      1.    I find it difficult to be on time.
                                                                              2.    I often try new and foreign foods.
   2. Eisenhower insisted that pilots’ skills were essential.                 3.    I often find it hard to make up my mind.
   3. There were fewer tests for astronauts in the 1950s.                     4.    I don’t like to do things differently from how I normally do them.
                                                                              5.    I usually prefer to do things alone.
   4. The sort of people NASA selects often get anxious and depressed in      6.    I enjoy sorting out problems and playing with ideas.
      space.                                                                  7.    I often feel inferior to others.
   5. Women astronauts are usually more stable and committed than             8.    Poetry has little or no effect on me.
      men.                                                                    9.    I try to be humble.
                                                                              10.   Being honest is a bad way of doing business.
   6. Astronaut should be able to communicate well.
                                                                              11.   Play is more important than work.
                         THE RIGHT STUFF                                      12.   I’m efficient and effective at my work.
                                                                              13.   I often worry that things might go wrong.
      1. When NASA (National Aeronautics and Space                            14.    I like to be where the action is.
Administration) was about to pick its first ever astronauts for Project       15.   I’m often afraid to say what I think.
Mercury in 1958, it decided that the sort of men most likely to            Scoring
survive a journey into space were those involved in dangerous              - For questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15 score one point if
activities like scuba diving, tightrope walking and mountain               you disagree and 0 if you agree.
climbing. But President Dwight Eisenhower disagreed and demanded           - For the other questions score one point if you are agree and 0 if you
that the first astronaut should be fully-trained male pilots. Once the     disagree
pilots were chosen to qualify as astronauts, they then went through a      If your total points are:
number of gruelling physical and psychological tests.                      0-3 Forget it. You’ll oversleep, forget to do your tasks, start arguing
     2. Today it’s a different story. Women can be astronauts too.         with the others and put the spacecraft in danger.
Trainee astronauts still have rigorous physical tests, but instead of a    4-12 Borderline. You’ve got a lot of the right qualities but are you
week of psychological tests, they have one and a half day. However,        sure you like working in a team?
the questionnaires and interviews are much more searching. This is         13-15 Send for that application form immediately. You are a strong,
very important because, according to Dr Holland, a psychologist at         reliable, pleasant and hard working team player.
NASA: “We know people can get depressed and anxious when they