In lines 9-17, the author of Passage 1 mentions
several companies primarily to
A) note the technological advances that make space
mining possible.
B) provide evidence of the growing interest in space
mining.
C) emphasize the large profits to be made from
space mining.
D) highlight the diverse ways to carry out spacemining operations.

Respuesta :

Correct answer is B, provide evidence of the growing interest in space mining.

The right answer is option B because the following lines pertain to space mining: "Space research, the event brought together event company, robotics experts, lunar scientists, and govt agencies that are working to make space mining a reality."

The research on space mining is explained in detail in this paragraph. In the sentences that follow, it is also stated that two private asteroid mining companies want to launch their first telescopes in the next two years, while others intend to mine metals from asteroids. A few are promising moon missions in exchange for supplying the metals required on Earth. Thus, all of them indicate that option B is correct.

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