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Who created a spaceship so people (aside from astronauts) can fly to the moon??
Elon Musk
What is the name of Elon Musk's spaceship?
dragon
About how much would you have to pay for a trip to the moon?
100 million dollars
What disease did Christopher Columbus´ people bring to the lands they conquered?
smallpox
What forms of life might space-colonizers find on the moon or Mars?
alien species, maybe microbial ones
The colonization of space could pose some potential problems. According to the article what are they?
It could result in social injustices and environmental disasters
What is the first step in the "natural process" of colonization, according to Elon Musk?
Trips to the moon.
What do you think a technopreneur is? (hint: it is a combination of two words)
an entrepreneur involved in high technology
Go back to the reading and see if you an infer what "anthropocentrism" means from the context.
The belief that human beings are the most important life form in the universe.
Go back to the reading and see if you can infer what "plunder" means from the context.
To steal from a place or from people usually in a forceful or violent way.
Go back to the reading and see if you an infer what "decimated" means from the context.
(past tense) to kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of something.
What do you think the expression "huge wad of cash" means?
a very large amount of money
Go back to the reading and see if you can infer what "voyages" means from the context.
a long journey involving travel by sea or in space
