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S7C Unit 12 Reading (Page 148 & 149)

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  • According to paragraph 2, will people be able to make money on the moon, soon or far in the future?
    It's light years away (far in the future)
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  • What is the Space Frontier Foundation's mission?
    To explore the moon and create permanent human settlements beyond Earth.
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  • According to paragraph 3, what do future space exploration projects depend on?
    Some kind of funding or financing through true space commerce!
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  • What is Paul Eckert's job?
    He is an international and commercial strategist.
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  • According to paragraph 4, which resource on the Moon could utilized for commercial profit?
    Regolith
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  • Why is the material known as regolith useful for humans?
    Oxygen and hydrogen can be extracted from regolith and those elements can be used to manufacture rocket fuel.
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  • According to paragraph 5, what future possibilities have some companies considered investing in regarding silicon produced from regolith on the moon?
    Moon manufactured solar panels to power lunar colonies.
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  • How much lunar acreage has Eckert and his company sold so far?
    2500000 one acre plots.
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  • According to paragraph 6, how does Dennis Hope attempt to persuade potential buyers to purchase plots on the moon?
    Plots are rich in helium hat buyers will one day be able to exploit for around 125000$ an ounce.
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  • According to paragraph 7, what request has Hope made to nations on our planet in order to show that he means business?
    He has written to countries on Earth asking them not to trespass on the Moon without a license.
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