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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the section, Tyson says the government always leads the way to new frontiers. According to Tyson, why will a private company never build the first company on Mars? Since building a colony will not be profitable, private companies will make no effort.

Detailed explanation-2: -Curiosity is cheap compared to sending humans out of low-Earth orbit. A different kind of understanding of the value of sending humans into space needs to be had before that happens. I don’t think Curiosity is a stepping stone to that. Are the barriers to sending humans to Mars political?

Detailed explanation-3: -Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says valuing space exploration “transforms the culture into one that values science and technology."

Detailed explanation-4: -As a high school senior, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson boarded a bus from New York City to Ithaca, NY to meet his idol, Carl Sagan, at Cornell University. Sagan, now remembered as the host of the original “Cosmos” series on PBS, encouraged Tyson’s interest in astrophysics.

Detailed explanation-5: -The big bang endowed the universe with hydrogen and helium and not much of anything else. That is, nine out of ten atoms are hydrogen, about one out of ten atoms is helium, and there are only trace amounts of other things. If there were no stars, that would be the beginning and end of the universe.

Detailed explanation-6: -Dr. Tyson’s professional research interests include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of the Milky Way. Like his friend Carl Sagan, Dr. Tyson has played an important role in popularizing astrophysical concepts and discoveries.

Detailed explanation-7: -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.