The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A:
What can be inferred about the 1969 moonwalk discussed in paragraph 1?
A.
It caused people to feel scared about what might happen in space.
B.
It resulted in the decision to send robots to other planets.
C.
It convinced the public that humans should be sent to Mars.
D.
It marked the first time people had landed in a place other than Earth.
Part B:
Which sentence from the text BEST supports this inference?
A.
All these years later, the black-and-white footage of the Apollo 11 moonwalk on July 20, 1969, still has the power to send chills down viewers’ spines.
B.
To those who watched the historic event on television, it probably seemed as though humankind was entering a whole new frontier.
C.
Michael Collins, another astronaut who took part in the mission, speculated that journeys to Mars were on the horizon.
D.
While robots have made the trip to the red planet, humans have not.
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