An American astronaut, Neil Armstrong, was the first person to walk on the Moon. He made his historic Moon walk in 1969. Several decades have passed since the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon. What do you think is the farthest distance humans can travel in space?
State the answer you think best describes the farthest distance astronauts can travel if they were leaving Earth with our current-level of technology.
A) into the up per part of Earth’s atmosphere
B) about a quarter of the way to the Moon
C) about half way to the Moon
D) to the Moon
E) slightly past the Moon
F) halfway t o Mars
G) to Mars
H) slightly past Mars
I) almost halfway through our Solar System
J) to a nearby star
K) to another planetary system
L) to another galaxy
Explain your thinking. How did you decide how far recent astronauts have traveled?
