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· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Reid, Taylor Jenkins. Atmosphere: A Love Story. Random House, 2025. Hardcover.

· The first chapter of the book starts in the present and then alternates between past and present. The chapter abstracts use the present tense and provide a linear summary.

· In “December 29, 1984,” Joan Goodwin is a NASA astronaut.

· That day, she is going to be the CAPCOM on the Orion Flight Team for STS-LR9, the third flight of the shuttle.

· The CAPCOM is the only person in Mission Control who speaks directly to the crew on the shuttle.

· Joan often has to explain that astronauts train to go into space, but they also help design the tools and experiments, test food, prep the shuttle, educate students about NASA, advocate for space travel in Washington, talk to the press, and more.

· Being an astronaut is...

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