Rocket's Water Landing

Which idea is BEST supported by the section "No Longer Just Governments Investing In Space?"

• Businesses and corporations have a significant amount to gain by contributing to space research.
• The government is contracting with several corporations in order to develop new technology.
  
• Livestreaming of the SpaceX launch contributed to public support and investment.
  
• Environmental factors significantly influence the ability of the booster rocket to land.

Read the last paragraph of the introduction [paragraphs 1-4]. Which statement can be inferred from this paragraph?

• The company is rapidly expanding to develop new space technology in order to construct rockets.
• The company is committed to affordable and sustainable space flight.
• The company is supportive of partnering with other corporations to achieve space flight.
• The company is claiming that its success can lead to increased access to studying the stars.

Which of the following sentences best develops the main idea?

• The habitat has been developed by another commercial space company, Bigelow Aerospace.
• As it approached the platform, the booster rocket was tilted into the wind.
• Friday was the first time a rocket's first stage landed at sea.
• If those tests go well, the company would launch the rocket into orbit, perhaps as early as June.
  

Which of the following would make the BEST summary of the article?

• SpaceX and Blue Origin collaborated to launch Falcon 9 and Blue Origin. These rockets are made partly of recycled parts in an attempt to save money.
• SpaceX's mission was supported by famous astronauts and also by President Obama. The live broadcast of the mission reached over 80,000 viewers.
  
• On Friday, SpaceX successfully launched a rocket carrying no crew. This success solidified the spot that companies like SpaceX play in expanding space flight and technology.
• SpaceX's president, Elon Musk, wants to eventually colonize Mars. He is also the rounder of the Tesla Motors electric car company.

Which section highlights the idea that companies are trying to spend less money on space exploration?

• No Longer Just Governments investing In Space
• Companies Working Together to Explore Space

Which piece of evidence BEST illustrates the difficulty of SpaceX's rocket experiments?

• "Opens the imagination to what is possible," Hadfield wrote.
  
• "It's like trying to land on a postage stamp there," Musk said.
• After several unsuccessful attempts to land a rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean, SpaceX finally pulled it off Friday afternoon.
• It was called yet another milestone for the growing commercial spaceflight industry and its leader, SpaceX.

Which statement would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?

• SpaceX is supported by famous astronauts and President Obama.
• SpaceX is working towards lowering cost of space flight.
• SpaceX is testing technology by flying supplies to space stations.
• SpaceX is working closely with Bigelow Aerospace.

Friday was the first time a rocket's first stage landed at sea. It was heralded as yet another milestone for the burgeoning commercial spaceflight industry and its leader, SpaceX.
What does burgeoning mean in this context?

• growing
• failing
• struggling
• fading

Friday was the first time a rocket's first stage landed at sea. It was heralded as yet another milestone for the burgeoning commercial spaceflight industry and its leader, SpaceX.
What does burgeoning mean in this context?

• growing
• failing
• struggling
• fading

 Sending a rocket into space has been so prohibitively expensive that it has long been the exclusive domain of governments.

• slightly
• barely
• extreme to the point of making something impossible
• increasingly