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WHOWHO WANTSWANTS TOTO GOGO TOTO THETHE ?MOON? SpaceIL Kids Magazine Issue no.1

The first Israeli will soon fly to the Moon! Getting there is Mine too! my dream!

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What to pack?

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Lots of water!

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M A O T E F F I C I A L There will WHATWHAT DODO WEWE KNOWKNOW ABOUTABOUT THETHE MOON?MOON? probably be an ID CARD all-inclusive tour When I'll be older, package to Mars do you think that we Name 1. How many countries have landed by then. : 6. What is the Moon surface made of? will be able to fly to a spacecraft on the Moon? the Moon Age: A. Ice A. Two countries: the former B. Rock on vacation? Address: and the . C. Water When I grow up I want to be B. Three countries: the former Soviet Union, The invention I want to invent is the United States and . 7. What is the temperature on the light If I get to the Moon, I will bring home ______from there. C. Four countries: the former Soviet Union, side of the Moon? When I fly to the Moon, I will take ______with me. the United States, France and China. A. About 10°F B. About 212°F 2. According to the story of creation, C. About 273°F on what day was the Moon created? I'mI'm onon mymy wayway toto thethe Moon!Moon! A. On the first day WhatWhat willwill II collectcollect onon thethe way?way? B. On the fourth day 8. What is the temperature on the C. On the sixth day dark side of the Moon? A. About - 243° F 3. What is the name of the Moon goddess B. About - 22°F in Greek mythology? C. About - 51°F A. Artemis The number of items I collected: ______B. Selene 9. What fraction of Earth's gravity C. Both is the Moon's gravity? A. 1/6 4. What other names does the Moon have? B. 1/3 A. C. 1/2 B. Crescent C. All the answers are correct 10. Is there an atmosphere on the Moon? A. Yes 5. How far away is the Moon from the Earth? B. No A. 238,855 miles C. Unknown B. 92,585 miles C. 365,370 miles

A total of 12 men have walked on the Moon so far. All were US . But it was before the Do you know how many Moon met me! people have walked on the Moon so far?

Logan andFor Addison Tyler, Ethan,

Ilan Ramon — the first Israeli Ilan was an outstanding pilot and was chosen for NASA's astronaut training program. For many years he was preparing for a space flight, which for him was the realization of a personal and national dream. was a member of the Columbia Space Shuttle team. On February 1, 2003, 2 a malfunction caused the shuttle to disintegrate upon reentering Earth's atmosphere. 3 All members of the team, including Ilan Ramon, perished. For decades scientists from all over the world have been collecting information about the Moon. Solve the riddle AA RIDDLERIDDLE and discover your Moon mission’s details. THETHE MOONMOON ININ FOLKLOREFOLKLORE An old tradition ABCDEFGHI JKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ says that if you happen Native Americans to notice the crescent moon considered the Moon sacred, when you’re out at night, and pregnant women were not turn over all the coins in your pocket, supposed to look at a lunar eclipse, and you’ll enjoy financial as it was believed that it might affect good luck for the next month. the mind of the woman and Many European folktales the health of the baby. are about werewolves – people who transform into , , wolf-like creatures when the moon is full.

, The ancient Greeks baked round and moon-shaped . honey cakes as a tribute to Artemis, a Greek moon goddess, The most common myth surrounding the full and topped them moon is that staring with candles, which gave at it evokes lunacy, the cakes a moonlike glow. which means madness. The word “ lunacy” stems from the word“luna,” . which is the Latin name In many languages the name of the second day for the Moon. , of the week is derived from the word "moon": English Monday Moon In Chinese mythology, the Moon is the home of Chang'e – the goddess of the Moon and her German Montag Mon companion the Jade Rabbit. The legend says French , lundi Luna that she swallowed the elixir of immortality that Italian lunedi Luna belonged to her husband. As a result, she floated Spanish Lunes Luna into the sky toward the Moon. Since then Chang'e has ruled in the Moon Palace, with the Jade Rabbit keeping her company and making herbal medicine. Flying to the Moon Wow, this riddle is a much more I've heard that there are is not simple complicated task. animals, like jackals and That makes sense. at all! wolves, which are especially There is more light during active on the nights of a full moon, than on other the full moon! nights, and it is easier for predators to hunt. Try drawing the Moon’s surface according to this description and email your drawing to Education@.com 4 5 WHATWHAT TOTO PACKPACK TOTO THETHE MOON?MOON? BETWEENBETWEEN THETHE EARTHEARTH ANDAND THETHE MOONMOON MAZEMAZE We prepared a bag and there is room for only five items. Copy the letters on the way between the Earth and the Moon. What do they spell? What should we take to the Moon? Write the appropriate number on each compartment of the bag. ______

Insulated and waterproof garment, flexible M N I S A B for movement, with a transparent helmet and R radiation filters. The garment is made of materials T 4 that do not break in heat and do not crack in the M M I R U cold, suitable to the lunar temperature. There is a connection to oxygen and water, and openings for B B E S M eating, drinking and relieving oneself. R 1 O E S M A F M T R Name: T R A E L 8 H U H T M Something O E L to drink T M T E U Something N T H O that will O allow you 3 T R A H T R U to breathe S S O 2 Something A way to communicate with the N I A B to eat Earth O E O S 10:00 E T N I S A B 9 Did you hear that three Israeli engineers have set up a voluntary organization that aims to win the international race to the Moon? They are planning to 5 6 7 donate the prize money for the promotion of scientific and technological education in .

We are pleased to announce a competition for a completion of a three-stage mission: Successfully place an unmanned There's no point in bringing (without people on board) Look, there is the guitar. The Moon does not have spacecraft on the Moon’s surface. an interesting an atmosphere,so there are no If we fly to the Moon, announcement here. sound waves – you can't hear voices Transmit high-definition video will you bring the nor sounds. I could sing loudly and images back to Earth. guitar with you? without anyone complaining about meters on the Moon’s me going off pitch. Travel 500 surface. million! The first team that successfully completes20 this mission will be awarded with $

6 7 SpaceILSpaceIL SPACECRAFTSPACECRAFT MISSIONMISSION PHASESPHASES That's how our spacecraft looks. It has various systems Arrange the illustrations in the correct order and copy the letters accordingly. that are operating together for the success of the mission. What word do they spell? Decorate and color the spacecraft parts. E C

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Landing – the spacecraft slows down and Cruising and flying to the Moon. its landing gear stabilizes. T O

Jump – using the remaining fuel, Separation from the rocket. SpacecraftSpacecraft parts:parts: the spacecraft will jump and land. R K 1.Fuel tanks – account for 80% of the entire spacecraft's weight. Their job is to For a detailed propel the spacecraft. explanation, 2. Solar panels – absorb the solar energy used to operate the spacecraft's systems. scan the QR code: 3. Rocket motors – responsible for flying the spacecraft, its landing and its movement on the Moon. 4. Thrusters – direct the spacecraft in the desired direction. 5. Antennas – receive and transmit radio waves, as well as instructions from the station to the spacecraft and back. 6. Cameras – enable the transmission of high-quality video and images of the Moon according to the requirements of the competition. 7. Mission computer – a small computer that sends commands to various parts of the spacecraft and receives updates about its condition. Launch – the spacecraft is attached to Approaching the Moon. a rocket launched from another country. The answer is: ______It is small, sort of like Our spacecraft is so cool! The word "moon" can a refrigerator, and it knows It looks like a robot be traced back to Old how to do so many things! English, which derives Where does from the Proto-Indo- the name "Moon" European word "menses", come from? meaning "month" and “moon.” 8 9 SPACESPACE TECHNOLOGIESTECHNOLOGIES FINDFIND THETHE DIFFERENCESDIFFERENCES Follow the lines and find out Find at least differences between the two pictures. The spacecraft slows down using 15 How does the spacecraft the answer to each question. the rocket engines, and its landing navigate? gear stabilizes it on the ground.

The spacecraft's navigation sensors How does the spacecraft withstand use the sun and the stars to extreme temperatures? determine the path of the vessel.

The spacecraft is coated with How does the spacecraft take off? a special insulating material that protects against heat and cold.

How does the spacecraft land A rocket helps the spacecraft on the Moon without crashing? to overcome Earth's gravity. SUDOKUSUDOKU CountCount howhow manymany ofof eacheach itemitem youyou seesee inin thethe picture.picture. WriteWrite thethe numbersnumbers nextnext toto thethe Fill in the table so that each illustration appears items.items. WhichWhich numbernumber appearsappears mostmost often?often? DoDo youyou knowknow itsits connectionconnection toto thethe Moon?Moon? only once per row, column and highlighted rectangle.

The dark spots, which make up a "face" or a "rabbit" on the Moon, Why are there dark are actually the sun’s spots on the Moon? light being reflected from the basalt deposits on the Moon’s surface.

10 11 WORDWORD SEARCHSEARCH FROMFROM SPACESPACE SPACESPACE CROSSWORDCROSSWORD PUZZLEPUZZLE Find and mark all the words hidden inside the box. The words may be placed horizontally

left-to-right or right-to-left, or vertically top-down or bottom-up, or diagonally. 1 2 3 ? 4 NVEREHPSOMTA I do not know that word... 6 7

5 EPUNIVERSESI 8 8 9 10 11 IAPOLLOPNFPL 12 L T J U D G W O H M A A QYNAFCIRKBCN 13 14 15 One of the goals MAGNETOMETER of the Israeli spacecraft is to 16 17 conduct a scientific experiment 18 19 20 that will examine the strength 21 22 CLOKAIMEUNIA of the in different lunar regions. 23

NUSIVORTAHLM The magnetometer is an 24 25 instrument that measures the magnetic field. YEDZOSXESRXO 26 LAUNCHMOLQTN 27

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WERUTAREPMET Across 3. A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft. 4. Relating to the Moon or designed to land on the surface of the Moon. SpaceIL, , temperature, radiation, Moon, Sun, launch, 5. A natural science that studies celestial objects. 9. A shape or a symbol representing the Moon. 11. A vehicle used for trav- Neil, magnetometer, Apollo, Luna, universe, atmosphere, eling in space. 12. An Israeli organization competing in the Lunar X Prize to land a spacecraft on the Moon. spacecraft, Earth, Ilan Ramon. 13. Chinese moon goddess. 15. India's first lunar mission. 16. American space program. 17. A small, frozen mass of ice and dust with a “tail” of gas revolving around the sun. 19. The apparent changes in the shape of the Moon due to how much of the Invent your own unmanned spacecraft and draw it. sunlit side is facing the Earth. 21. A garment designed to allow an astronaut to survive in space. 25. The system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it. 26. An instrument used for measuring magnetic forces. 27. The first Israeli astronaut. 28. The planet we live on. Down 1. A large, bowl-shaped cavity on the surface of the Moon. 2. The the star at the center of the Solar System. 3. The gas enve- lope surrounding celestial bodies. 4. for the study of the Moon. 6. The place in which the universe and the heavenly bodies are located. 7. A moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star. 8. Roman moon goddess. 10. The astronaut that took the first step on the Moon.14 . When the view of the Moon in the sky is blocked by the Earth's shadow. 18. An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer. 20. Greek moon goddess. 22. An astronomical body orbiting a star 23. The day named after the Moon. 24. A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.

A is a vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon. I heard that The top speed that was ever was the first mission recorded in this to use a lunar rover. Do 4 -wheeled vehicle you know what it is? was 10.56 miles per hour.

12 13 IMPORTANTIMPORTANT DATESDATES ININ SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS FORFOR THETHE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES THETHE HISTORYHISTORY OFOF THETHE MOONMOON ININ THETHE BOOKLETBOOKLET

January The unmanned Soviet spacecraft Luna was launched to the Moon, but failed to land on it. 2,1959 – 1 Page 2 – Trivia: 1-B; 2-B. 3-C; 4-C; 5-A; 6-B; 7-C; 8-A; 9-A; 10-B. September 13,1959 – The unmanned Soviet spacecraft was the first spacecraft to reach the surface Page 4 – Riddle: The surface of the Moon has craters, mountains, valleys and broad plains with rocky of the Moon, and the first man-made object to land on another celestial body. ground, covered with a layer of pale dust. The Moon has very high radiation levels and no atmosphere. As a October 10,1959 – The unmanned Soviet spacecraft managed to orbit the Moon and was the first to result, the sky above the Moon is always black, with no wind and no rain. photograph images of the lunar far side. Page 6 – What to pack: insulated and waterproof garment – “4” spacesuit; something to drink – “6” water; July 21,1969 – The American spacecraft landed on the Moon with the first manned mission in something to eat – “7” food; something that will allow you to breathe – “1” oxygen tank; a way to communi- history. Its commander, Neil Armstrong, walked on the Moon and said: “That's one small step for a man, cate with the Earth – “2” two-way radio device. one giant leap for mankind.” Page 7 – Maze: The Moon is about four times smaller than the Earth. December 13,1972 – Eugene Cernan, Commander of the American spacecraft , performs the final Page 9 – Mission phases: Rocket lunar excursion of the , becoming the last person to walk on the Moon to date. Page 10 – Counting items: The number is 4, as in “the Moon is four times smaller than the Earth." January 25,1994 – The American satellite was launched into space. It circled the Moon and sent photographs of ice surfaces on the Moon's poles and of its largest crater, roughly 1,600 miles in diameter and 8.1 miles deep. January 15, 2004 – The European satellite SMART 1 was launched to orbit the Moon and collect data used for mapping, ice exploration and chemical analysis. October 22, 2008 – The Indian lunar probe Chandrayaan-1 was launched to orbit and explore the Moon. December 14, 2013 – The unmanned Chinese spacecraft Chang'e 3 lands on the Moon. By 2018 – an unmanned Israeli spacecraft is scheduled to be launched to the Moon.

Draw a line between the date and the name of the spacecraft or satellite relating to it.

Apollo 17

4.10.1959 25.1.1994 Chandrayaan-1 Apollo 11 22.10.2008 14.12.2013

12.1972 Luna 2 21.7.1969 SMART 1

2.1.1959 15.1.2004 Chang'e 3 Clementine

You should know that since there is Neil Armstrong was indeed no wind or rain on the Moon, the first person to walk on Neil Armstrong's shoe the Moon, but the picture prints are still Here's Neil Armstrong! shows the second man on on the Moon’s surface, He was the first person the Moon, the astronaut Buzz and they will not to walk on the Moon! Aldrin, who was photographed disappear soon. by Neil Armstrong. According to the dates That’s true; here, I see that people Apollo 17 was the last have not landed manned spacecraft on the Moon for more to land on the Moon than 40 years. in 1972.

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So... When will the Israeli spacecraft land on the Moon? Content writing and management: Neta Siloni – Educational Development Design: Carte Blanche Studio | Translation: Eve Translation and Content Services

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