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What's the title of the reading?
The final frontier
What images are there in the reading?
There is the moon and an astronaut
How did H. G. Wells influence Robert H. Goddard?
Robert H. Goddard was fascinated when he read H. G. Wells' "The war of the worlds" which describes a martian invasion to earth. The idea of interplanetary fight gave him a vision of a spacecarft and he decided to create one.
What do the explores think about the moon? Why do you think they are going there?
The explorers seem very impressed by it.
What influence did Galileo's discovery have? why?
It had a big influence on people who were eager to visit the moon, to make money from their own resources, or to live there. It also influenced writers who have described journeys to the moon in their books.
What's was unusual about Jules Verne's story?
Although it was written 100 years before the first space trip to the moon, it was very accurate: Apolo 11 took three people to the moon in three days and it was launched from Florida, just as Verne predicted in his novel.
What gave H. G. Wells the idea for his rocket?
The developments in technology, machinery and inventions that were taking place in the late 19th century
What was the relatioship between scientists and sci-fi writers?
The scientists' inventions inspired the sci-fi writers to imagine future developments in science and technology. Their stories inspired scientists to invent new technologies.
According to the writer, what effect has science fiction had on science fact?
It has inspired and encourage scientists to work on new inventions and developments.