Astronauts live on a space station. It goes around Earth.
A rocket lifts astronauts up. It burns fuel and pushes gas out.
Inside the station, astronauts float. Things float, too.
Astronauts sleep in sleeping bags.
Space makes muscles and bones weaker. So astronauts exercise to stay strong.
Astronauts grow plants in a small garden called Veggie.
When they go out, astronauts wear a spacesuit. Space has no air.
They see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets each day.
Words to know
- fuel: rocket's burning stuff
- float: drift, not fall
- exercise: work out
- spacesuit: suit for space
