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Used rocket launched into space

An American company has launched a used rocket into space for the first time. Spacex wants to revolutionise space travel and – eventually – make it possible for people to live on other planets. They have been searching for ways to make this more affordable. One those ways is to use rockets that have already flown.

Language challenge

An old-fashioned name for a UFO – Unidentified Flying Object – is a flying ______.

a) plate
b) bowl
c) saucer

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The story

A Californian company's made history by launching a used rocket back into space.

Traditionally rockets are used once before being scrapped.

But SpaceX has developed a way of landing its boosters safely on Earth.

Key words and phrases

re-usable
able to be used again

launch
when a spacecraft is put into space

milestone
event which marks an important stage in a process

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Language challenge - answer

c) saucer