The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Question

Part A:

Which point about sending men or robots into space do the authors of both texts mention, but view differently?

A.
The dollar cost of sending men into space is a factor that both authors mention, but see the financial investment of that idea in different ways.

B.
People have not yet worked out and spent the time on how to meet the difficult needs of Astronauts traveling for long durations of time in space.

C.
Robots can go further into space and don’t care how long they are gone or if they ever come back.

D.
The robots are unable to make distinctions between what they find and see in space and may disregard something special about a finding that a man would not.

Activity 2 of 2
Part B:

Which sentence from “The Importance of Sending People to Space” is a different interpretation than the other text about sending men or robots into space that supports your answer to Part A?

A.
They cannot make a distinction between unusual and expected observations.

B.
Maybe the reason astronauts are not able to go to these places yet is that we aren’t putting enough effort into figuring out how to meet their complex needs during prolonged space missions.

C.
Humans, as living things, have many needs that robots do not.

D.
If sending one human crew to Venus could advance our knowledge of the universe as much as three robotic space missions could, even a much higher cost would be justified.

Answer 1

Part A:

The point about sending men or robots into space that the authors of both texts mention but view differently is:

A. The dollar cost of sending men into space is a factor that both authors mention, but see the financial investment of that idea in different ways.

Part B:

The sentence from “The Importance of Sending People to Space” that presents a different interpretation than the other text about sending men or robots into space and supports the answer to Part A is:

D. If sending one human crew to Venus could advance our knowledge of the universe as much as three robotic space missions could, even a much higher cost would be justified.