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This engaging magazine provides short texts specifically designed for guided reading sessions. It is made up of three modules and additional regular features. The first two modules focus on specific comprehension skill and genre. Module 1: Space in Motion Examines the night sky, looking at the planets, comets and other celestial phenomena that orbit our sun Module 2: Life in Space Explores the possibilities of science fiction, describing weird and wonderful aliens, and a future in which people, too, might live in space Module 3: Space Exploration Looks at the history of human space flight, retelling the disasters, and the triumphs, of this greatest of adventures Contents: Module 1: Space in Motion The Discovery of Eris Comets Halley's Comet Fireball Meteorite Hits Earth Hubble Blasts through Orbit Milestone GPS Satellites Module 2: Life in Space Zonda, the Alien The Black Cloud Tourists in Space Extract from The War of the Worlds Module 3: Space Exploration The First Moon Landing Neil Armstrong Missions Impossible Piece of foam Destroyed Columbia Debris in Space Make Space Regular Features Blast-Off with a Balloon-Powered Rocket! Poems of Space Space Calling! Blast Off into a World of Fun!