The following questions has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: How does the author distinguish between NASA’s aeronautics branch and the space program?

Question 7 options:

A)

He describes the important contributions of the space program.

B)

He shows how the aeronautics branch is underfunded.

C)

He shows how the aeronautics branch is more useful.

D)

He describes the creation of the aeronautics branch.

Question 8
Part B: Select two phrases which best support your answer to Part A.

Question 8 options:

“This is not for lack of desire within the aeronautical research community; rather, the political will to do in aeronautics what was done for the space program has not been similar.”

“where NASA has gone to considerable lengths to justify the space program and explain how space innovations feed into the country’s more terrestrial needs, aeronautics research has had a direct and undeniable impact on commercial and military technology development.”

“The nature of this impact deserves special attention because it locates NASA’s work within larger technical and historical narratives.”

“More fundamentally, they have run thousands and thousands of tests on all manner of aviation-related questions, such as acoustics, aerodynamic drag, icing, vibration, crash survivability, and engine efficiency, just to name a few.”

“Aeronautics’ mission is not about going somewhere specific or building one particular thing; it is about supporting the country’s commercial and military needs with respect to aviation.”