Neil Degrasse Tyson Central Idea

In “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity,” who does Tyson say always leads the way to new frontiers? (RI3)

• Individuals

• Governments

• Businesses

• University Students

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According to “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity,” why will a private company never build the first colony on Mars? (RI3)

• Private companies do not have the technology.

• Private companies do not have the vision to recognize the benefits of space travel.

• The US government will not allow private companies to build colonies.

• Private companies will make no money from building colonies.

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As explained inthe article “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity,” what are the STEM fields? Choose four options.

• Science

• English

• Mathematics

• Technology

• Engineering

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In “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity,” what does Tyson say is needed to stir up interest in science? (RI1)

• NASA must do something it has never done before.

• NASA must prove that the costs of space travel are not too high.

• NASA must demonstrate that a new technology is proven and reliable.

• NASA must provide technology that can be used by private companies.

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In “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity,” how does Tyson say NASA paves the way for private companies to succeed?

• NASA avoids all competition with private companies.

• NASA should allow private companies to take the lead in exploring space.

• NASA creates the technology that private companies can build even further.

• NASA pays private companies to take risks and create new technologies.

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What is the most likely meaning of enterprise as it is used in the following sentence? My uncle opened his bakery six years ago, and now it is a successful enterprise with twenty employees.

• Special hobby

• business firm

• unrealized dream

• government agency

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In “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity,” Tyson says of NASA, “It’s an investment, not a handout.” What does he mean? (RI3)

• Investing money in NASA projects may advance human knowledge, but it has few practical benefits.

• Investing money in NASA projects will encourage inventions to be created which, in turn, will help give money to the economy.

• Investing money in NASA projects is like giving money to any cause, but nothing should be expected in return.

• Investing money in NASA projects will support space travel, which will make people forget their daily concerns.

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From Tyson’s explanation in “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity,” which of the following effects would be most likely if the United States were to land a human on Mars? (RI3)

• American factories would not be relocating overseas.

• Most people would continue living as if nothing happened.

• Other countries would begin experimenting with space travel.

• Universities would be demanding money for space research.

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Which quotation from the article BEST supports that American companies will NOT move their factories overseas if NASA lands a man on Mars.

• . . low-Earth orbit is no longer the frontier. NASA has been going in and out of low-Earth orbit since 1962.

• I see private enterprise as a fundamental part of creating a space industry, but there will always be the frontier.

• A different kind of understanding of the value of sending humans into space needs to be had. . . .

• You won’t need tariffs to keep your factories stateside, because you’ll be innovating at a pace where you’re making products the rest of the world hasn’t figured out how to make yet.

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Read this sentence from “Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Future of U.S. Space Exploration After Curiosity.”

The people who say that all we need is private space travel are simply delusional.

What evidence does Tyson give to support this claim? (RI8)

• Private enterprise can never lead a space frontier. It’s not possible because a space frontier is expensive, it has unknown risks, and it has unquantified risks.

• When you feel that you are part of an innovation nation, you think innovatively, no matter your field.

• We have bred multiple generations of people who have not experienced knowing where you are the moment a news story broke, with that newsstory being great and grand and something that elevates society instead of diminishes it.

• Boldly going where hundreds have gone before does not make headlines.

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