SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SPACE EXPLORATION

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According to Tyson, why is it important for people to experience something so vividly that they will always remember where they were when the event occurred? Read this passage from “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity.” I have the benefit of being able to say I know where I was when Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. You don’t have it. You don’t have that moment.We have bred multiple generations of people who have not experienced knowing where you are the moment a news story broke, with that news story being great and grand and something that elevates society instead of diminishes it.
A
The memory will inspire them to believe in innovation and where it can lead.
B
As individuals, they will no longer have to worry about not achieving great things.
C
The experience will help them feel proud that their government is the world’s leader in technology.
D
If nothing else important occurs in their lives, people will at least have that memory.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the article, what does Tyson say is needed to stir up interest in science? NASA must do something that has never been done before.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tyson says that the world is full of things that we cannot understand simply by observing or touching them. He claims that only using our five senses is inadequate.

Detailed explanation-3: -What claim about how NASA should operate does Tyson argue? NASA should be making scientific breakthroughs that will lead to further developments by private companies and that will inspire the public.

Detailed explanation-4: -The people who say that all we need is private space travel are simply delusional. What evidence does Tyson give to support this claim? Private enterprise can never lead a space frontier. It’s not possible because a space frontier is expensive, it has unknown risks, and it has unquantified risks.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is the metaphor deGrasse Tyson uses in paragraphs 8-11? How does the use of his metaphor affect his argument? The metaphor is “of the role of NASA as a flywheel. This affects his atprgument it says that people still dont know the role of NASa as the flywheel it is when influencing direct spinooffs and culture.

Detailed explanation-6: -In “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity, ‘’ how does Tyson say NASA paves the way for private companies to succeed? NASA allows private companies to take the lead in exploring the frontiers. NASA creates the technology that private companies then can develop further.

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