Question

"Billionaire SpaceRace Giant Leapfor Pollution"
by Katharine Gammon
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Already, people are buying tickets tospace. Companies including SpaceX,Virgin Galactic and Space Adventureswant to make space tourism morecommon.
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The Japanese billionaire YusakuMaezawa spent an undisclosed sum ofmoney with SpaceX in 2018 for apossible future private trip around themoon and back. And this June, ananonymous space lover paid $28m tofly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard with[Amazon billionaire Jeff] Bezos—though later backed out due to a”scheduling conflict.”
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But this launch of a new private spaceindustry that is cultivating tourism andpopular use could come with vastenvironmental costs, says EloiseMarais, an associate professor ofphysical geography at UniversityCollege London. Marais studies theimpact of fuels and industries on theatmosphere.
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When rockets launch into space, theyrequire a huge amount of propellants to
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
What is the author’s main claim?
(1 point)
The growing space industry can have
harmful effects on the environment.
A new private space industry has
begun that cultivates tourism and
popular use.
Fuels emit many different substances
into the air.
Rockets launched into space require a
great deal of fuel.

Answer 1

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