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capsule – n. the part of a spacecraft that people ride in

 

thrust – n. upward push or force

 

tumble – v. to suddenly fall

 

spectacular – adj. extremely pleasing, exciting or surprising

 

Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 

1.     The first test flight for SpaceX's latest Super Heavy rocket on Thursday was a complete success. [ ]

2.     One astronaut was on board for the test flight. [ ]

3.     The combined vehicle crashed the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Mexico in the end. [ ]

4.     The Super Heavy rocket is designed to be used again. [ ]

5.     SpaceX had hoped that the spacecraft would circle the world and finally crash into the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. [ ]

6.     The company regarded the test flight as a failure. [ ]

7.     Elon Musk, the founder and chief executive of SpaceX, is also the boss of Twitter now. [ ]

8.     In the weeks leading up to the flight, Musk predicted that the test flight would be successful. [ ]