Question

health of our astronauts in preparation for their missions, during launch, and while they are in space, is our top priority. it is also important that space missions do not cause significant harm to crew - members that might be seen only years after their space missions.

1. which quotation supports the idea that nasa will attempt to minimize the dangers facing astronauts?

a. “today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of skylab’s launch, and nasa, probably more than any other agency, not only celebrates its history, we learn from it.”
b. “last year we also announced that nasa’s scott kelly will undertake a one - year mission to the international space station in 2015.”
c. “our space technology mission directorate is hard at work on the technologies that are the underpinning of everything we do.”
d. “it is also important that space missions do not cause significant harm to crewmembers that might be seen only years after their space missions.”

1. what is the speech celebrating?

a. a landing on the moon
b. a new initiative to explore the asteroids
c. the anniversary of the launch of skylab
d. the launch of the hubble space telescope

1. which definition best matches the use of the word engage in paragraph 12?

a. to arrange for the use
b. to contract for the service
c. to interlock or cause to interlock
d. to attract and hold the attention

1. which company has been resupplying the international space station with cargo?

a. boeing
b. spacex
c. sierra nevada
d. orbital science

1. what is the purpose of charles bolden’s speech?

Explanation:

1. Option D directly mentions minimizing harm to crew - members from space missions, which shows NASA's attempt to minimize dangers for astronauts.
2. The text states "Today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Skylab’s launch", so it's celebrating the Skylab launch anniversary.
3. Without the context of paragraph 12, we can't be sure, but in a general reading - comprehension sense, we need to find the most appropriate meaning based on the overall context. However, since no context for "engage" is given, this is a bit tricky. Assuming a standard reading context, we would need to refer to the text around the word.
4. SpaceX is well - known for resupplying the International Space Station with cargo.
5. Without the full text of the speech, we can infer from the given part that it is related to space missions and astronaut health, likely to inform about NASA's work and priorities.

Answer:

1. D. "It is also important that space missions do not cause significant harm to crewmembers that might be seen only years after their space missions."
2. C. the anniversary of the launch of Skylab
3. (No answer can be given without context of paragraph 12)
4. B. SpaceX
5. (No answer can be given without full text of the speech)