Question

ission are out of this world!
3, the united states spent roughly $28 billion on its efforts to send
in today’s dollars, that is equal to almost $300 billion. during the 1960s,
the country to take the lead in the global space race. it was worth the high
er, it is difficult to imagine the justification for such spending to repeat a feat
plished. the money will be better spent here on earth.
prior to reading the text, micah predicted that the author thinks moon missions are not worth the cost.
based on information in the paragraph, which choice best revises micah’s prediction?
complete the sentence by selecting the correct answer from the drop - down menu.
the author believes that money spent on moon missions
resulted in economic growth
should have been spent on earth
made sense in the 1960s but not today

Explanation:

The author's view on moon mission spending: The text says "It was worth the high...difficult to imagine the justification for such spending to repeat a feat...The money will be better spent there on Earth." And the options: "resulted in economic growth" is not supported; "should have been spent on Earth" is about where money should be, not about justifying past vs now; "made sense in the 1960s but not today" matches: in the 1960s (space race lead) it was worth it, today it's hard to justify repeating, so the author thinks it made sense then but not now.

Answer:

made sense in the 1960s but not today