B. works with Michael to solve the problem
NASA Mission Control Center during Apollo 11's flight
An Extraordinary Day
by Jack Harvey
1 When the day began, I never thought I would be witnessing an event of such importance that it would change my life forever. Today was the day, when not only the United States but the world would be watching eagerly, glued to their respective screens. I entered the Mission Control Center located in the heavily secured NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, and the people inside were already seated, waiting patiently for the next set of instructions. There was a deafening silence in the room.
2 I took a seat next to my friend Michael. We both were responsible to go through the calculations to check if everything was fine. I had always been passionate about my job and took it very seriously. On the screen, we could see the astronauts being transported to the lift-off site, where Apollo 11 was eagerly waiting for them.
3 I shifted my gaze back to the calculations on the huge sheets of paper in front of me and started rechecking them. I can do this, and everything is going to be fine, I reassured myself. Everything checked out correctly, until I noticed something unusual. I spotted a dot made by some sort of ink that should not have been there. Taking the dot into account of the calculations was changing the final output slightly, but any margin of error could cost us the entire mission. I immediately asked Michael to recheck the calculation, and he agreed with my observation. As Michael was brilliant at calculations, I told him to recalculate the equation without the dot while I informed the supervisor. I got up from my seat and rushed to the supervisor's office, who was sitting across the room.
4 I reached his office, panting heavily, showing him what I had found. I explained to him the seriousness of the situation. When he saw the equation, he started getting tense, but I told him that Michael was already calculating the final output again. Just then, Michael rushed into the office and submitted the papers to the supervisor for a final check. The supervisor concluded that the final output was correct and started contacting the people in charge for the lift off. When Michael and I returned to our seats, I looked at the screen and saw that the astronauts were entering the spacecraft. Michael and I had just helped put the first men on the moon.
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The setting is important to the plot because it is where the narrator —
A.
has interesting discussions with Michael
B.
works with Michael to solve the problem
C.
realizes that he is uninterested in the supervisor
D.
realizes that his supervisor is good at something
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