UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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New technologies for space travel will not be developed.
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There will be no lasting economic benefits from space travel.
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Lengthy journeys through space will be threatened by a lack of cooperation
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Nations that colonize other planets will merely move their political problems there
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Detailed explanation-1: -Further exploration will potentially involve expedition and the other planets and settlements on the moon as well as establishing mining and fueling outposts, particularly in the asteroid belt. Physical exploration outside the solar System will be robotic for the foreseeable future.
Detailed explanation-2: -Without space programs, we wouldn’t have GPS, accurate weather prediction, solar cells, or the ultraviolet filters in sunglasses and cameras. There’s also medical research happening in space right now that could cure diseases and prolong human lives, and these experiments can’t be done on Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Redd explains the 100-Year Starship project in the middle of the article, in the sixth paragraph. She does this so the reader will be in suspense for the first half of the article.
Detailed explanation-4: -Overcoming the challenges of working in space has led to many technological and scientific advances that have provided benefits to society on Earth in areas including health and medicine, transportation, public safety, consumer goods, energy and environment, information technology, and industrial productivity.
Detailed explanation-5: -Artist and science fiction writers are great supporters of space travel, and they are willing to lend their time and effort to the project. The skills of artist and science fiction writers can help in the program’s aim of increasing public enthusiasm for space exploration.