Question 1
Part A

What is a central idea of "We're Going to Mars!"?


NASA has started providing public transportation to space.

Private companies have begun setting up colonies in space.

Living on Mars will be less expensive than living on Earth.

NASA has a strategy underway to colonize Mars.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail best supports the answer to Part A?


“NASA's costs are much higher. It thinks that such a mission would ultimately cost $1 trillion.”

“Phase 1: requires that we build bigger and better spacecraft. This will transport the crew with all of the supplies it needs to survive.”

“NASA currently has plans to send a human mission to Mars by 2033. There are five phases, or steps.”

“Once everything is in place, the colonies are established, and deep space travel is normalized, someone could move to Mars for as little as $100,000.”