In 1984, Bondar was chosen to be a member of NASA’s first Canadian _________________ Program. She was one of only________________ people chosen for the program!
In 1992, Bondar boarded the space shuttle called _________________. She became Canada’s first _________________ astronaut and the ___________ neurologist in space. The mission lasted ____________ days, one hour, fifteen minutes, and forty-three Roberta Bondar was born in _________________, Ontario.
seconds! The team performed research on
As a young girl, Bondar loved science and conducting
_________________ and
experiments. Her father supported her hobby and built
_________________ to study
her a _________________
the effects of microgravity
in their basement. She
on life forms. The shuttle
knew she wanted to be
orbited around the Earth
an astronaut when she
___________ times! The shuttle landed on Earth on
was _________ years old!
_________________ 30, 1992.
In high school, Bondar participated in a science fair.
Bondar has received many honours including the
This landed her a summer job studying the spruce
NASA _________________ Medal, _______ honorary
_________________ at the Great
degrees and induction into the Canadian
Lakes Forestry Centre.
______________ Hall of Fame.
Bondar studied _________________ and _________________ at the University of Guelph. She continued studying science and earned a Master of _________________ from the University of Toronto and Doctorate of _________________ from McMaster University.
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