Use the passage "Billionaire Space Race Giant Leap for Pollution"

Question

by Katharine Gammon to answer the question.
What is the author’s main claim?

(1 point)
Responses

The growing space industry can have harmful effects on the environment.
The growing space industry can have harmful effects on the environment.

Rockets launched into space require a great deal of fuel.
Rockets launched into space require a great deal of fuel.

A new private space industry has begun that cultivates tourism and popular use.
A new private space industry has begun that cultivates tourism and popular use.

Fuels emit many different substances into the air.
Fuels emit many different substances into the air.

Answer 1

The author's main claim is: The growing space industry can have harmful effects on the environment.