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Children's Cosmic Challenge: Blast Off into Space Training! In this out-of-this-world adventure, young explorers embark on a thrilling journey through the cosmos. With each puzzle solved, they'll master essential skills and knowledge to become certified space cadets. **Mission Briefing** Your spaceship has encountered an asteroid field. Use your problem-solving powers to navigate through the treacherous terrain and reach the safety of the next galaxy. **Puzzle 1: Orbital Obstacles** Five spaceships are hurtling towards a planet at different speeds. Calculate their arrival times using basic math skills. Spaceship A travels at 200 miles per hour, Spaceship B at 300 miles per hour, Spaceship C at 150 miles per hour, and Spaceships D and E at the same speed of 250 miles per hour. Determine which spaceships will arrive first and last on the planet's surface. **Answer:** The solution can be found by calculating the time it takes for each spaceship to travel a certain distance. For example, if we assume the distance is 1000 miles, then Spaceship A will take 5 hours (1000 / 200), Spaceship B will take 3.33 hours (1000 / 300), and so on. **Puzzle 2: Space Station Repair** Astronauts are stranded on a space station with limited resources. Use logic to allocate the available supplies to repair the damaged modules and ensure their safe return to Earth. The space station has three modules, each requiring a specific amount of oxygen (10 units), water (5 units), and food (3 units). The astronauts have 30 units of oxygen, 15 units of water, and 9 units of food. Determine how many modules can be repaired using the available resources. **Answer:** By prioritizing the most critical module first, the astronauts can allocate their resources as follows: * Module 1: 10 units of oxygen, 5 units of water, and 3 units of food (total: 18 units) * Module 2: 10 units of oxygen, 5 units of water, and 0 units of food (total: 15 units) The astronauts can repair two modules using the available resources. **Puzzle 3: Cosmic Coordinates** Help a lost alien find its way back to its home planet by solving this spatial reasoning challenge. Determine the correct coordinates for the alien's spacecraft to navigate through the galaxy and reach its destination. Given three points in space (A, B, and C), where A is at x = -2, y = 4, z = 1, B is at x = 3, y = 0, z = -5, and C is at x = -1, y = 2, z = 6. Find the coordinates of point D, which lies on a line passing through points A and C. **Answer:** The solution involves finding the midpoint between points A and C, then using the concept of vectors to determine the correct coordinates for point D. By solving these puzzles, young explorers will develop essential skills in math, logic, and problem-solving, preparing them for a career in space exploration.