New Technology in Space and AI

May 13, 2026, 12:10
InternationalScience

Introduction

Companies are now making medicine in space. NASA and other groups want to go to Mars.

Main Body

Two companies, Varda and United Therapeutics, make medicine in space. Space helps the medicine work better for lung diseases. They use small robots and rockets to do this. NASA wants to send a ship to Mars by 2028. This ship will use nuclear power. Also, Google and SpaceX want to put computers in space by 2027. Some leaders are angry. Sam Altman says Elon Musk wanted to control OpenAI. Also, some companies use AI to watch their workers and people.

Conclusion

Space travel and AI are now part of real business and government work.

Learning

πŸš€ Future Plans with "Want to"

In the text, we see a pattern for talking about goals:

  • NASA want to go to Mars.
  • Google want to put computers in space.

The Simple Rule: Use Want to + Action to say what someone hopes to do.

Examples from the text β†’ Real Life:

  • NASA want to go to Mars β†’\rightarrow I want to learn English.
  • Google want to put computers in space β†’\rightarrow He wants to buy a car.

πŸ› οΈ Word-Building: The "-er" People

Notice how we change an action (verb) into a person (noun) by adding -er:

extWork ext{Work} (action) β†’\rightarrow extWorker ext{Worker} (person who does it)

Other A2 examples:

  • Teach β†’\rightarrow Teacher
  • Play β†’\rightarrow Player
  • Help β†’\rightarrow Helper

Vocabulary Learning

companies
organizations that make or sell goods or services
Example:Many companies are working on new technology.
medicine
a substance used to treat illness
Example:The doctor gave me medicine to cure my cold.
space
the area beyond Earth's atmosphere
Example:Astronauts travel to space to study stars.
NASA
U.S. space agency
Example:NASA launched a new satellite last year.
Mars
the fourth planet from the Sun
Example:Scientists hope to visit Mars someday.
robots
machines that can perform tasks automatically
Example:The factory uses robots to assemble cars.
rockets
vehicles that launch into space
Example:The rockets carried the astronauts into orbit.
ship
a large vessel for travel
Example:The ship sailed across the ocean.
nuclear
relating to powerful energy from atoms
Example:Nuclear power can generate electricity.
computers
machines that process information
Example:We use computers to write emails.