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What inspired Anousheh Ansari's love for the stars?
Sleeping out in the open and gazing at the stars during summer in Mashhad, Iran
How did Anousheh Ansari and her family fund her private space travel?
They sold their technology firm in a multi-million dollar deal, which gave them $10 million to create the setup for her private space travel
Where did Anousheh Ansari train before her launch into space in 2006?
Moscow
What city did Anousheh Ansari grow up in?
Mashhad
How did Anousheh Ansari describe the view of Earth from space?
A beautiful blue planet, home for each one of us
How did Anousheh Ansari compare her experience in space to?
Pilgrimages that people undertake to their respective places of worship
What inspired Anousheh Ansari's love for the stars?
Sleeping out in the open during summer and gazing at the stars
Where did Anousheh Ansari blast off into space from?
Russian spacecraft Soyuz
Where did Anousheh Ansari train before her launch into space in 2006?
Moscow
What did the sale of Anousheh Ansari's technology firm enable her and her family to do?
Create the set up for her private space travel
How did Anousheh Ansari and her family fund her private space travel?
Anousheh Ansari and her family funded her private space travel through the sale of their technology firm in a multi-million dollar deal, which gave them $10 million to create the setup for her space travel.
Where did Anousheh Ansari train before her launch into space in 2006?
Anousheh Ansari trained in Moscow for about a year before her launch into space in 2006.
What inspired Anousheh Ansari's love for the stars?
Anousheh Ansari's love for the stars was inspired by gazing at the stars and imagining the mysterious worlds up there during her childhood in Mashhad, Iran.
How did Anousheh Ansari describe the view of Earth from space?
Anousheh Ansari described the view of Earth from space as a beautiful blue planet, home for each one of us.
Where did Anousheh Ansari blast off into space from?
Anousheh Ansari blasted off into space from the Russian spacecraft Soyuz.
What city did Anousheh Ansari grow up in?
Anousheh Ansari grew up in the Iranian city of Mashhad.
Test your listening comprehension with this quiz based on a speech by Anousheh Ansari, the first Iranian woman private space explorer, as she reflects on her journey to space and how it changed her worldview. Listen to the extract and choose the correct options from A to G. The recording will be played twice.
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