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Direction: Read the passage given below and answer the following questions.
Astroscale is a space sustainability company headquartered in Tokyo that is committed to creating solutions for removing potentially dangerous space junk. As space tourism missions to the ISS (International Space Station) become more prevalent, even more attention will have to be paid to orbital highways to ensure their maintenance and cleanliness. It’s more than a courtesy, it’s a matter of space safety. Even without private space tours, the prevalence of space junk and the risk of collisions have skyrocketed with the emergence of SpaceX, OneWeb, and other companies that send thousands of rockets into LEO. It is quickly becoming a safety issue—SpaceX’s huge Starlink project has made Earth’s orbit much more dangerous which is why Astroscale aerospace engineer Jonathan Rasmussen is calling for more accountability from prominent satellite companies around the life and death of satellites and intentional de-orbiting. De-orbiting refers to the discarding of defunct junk in space. “In order to mitigate space debris,” he says. “There should be some form of binding international policy where satellite operators and builders send out their satellites with a predetermined plan for the end of life, where they purposely de-orbit it with their last ounce of fuel versus letting the satellites just float around up there.” The company’s End-of-Life Services demonstration (ELSA-d) mission, launching in less than two months, seeks to exhibit the company’s ability to capably and safely find, dock with, and remove orbital debris. The ELSA-d space debris removal mission revolves around two pieces of machinery: a service vehicle (approximately 175 kg) and a smaller client vehicle (approximately 17 kg). The service vehicle is the deorbiter, which physically seeks out, latches onto, and retrieves target debris objects.
Direction: Choose the correct statement with reference to the passage.
I: The purpose of Astrocycle's ELSA-d mission is to mitigate debris in space.
II: The Launched satellites are stationed at LEO
. III: Astrocycle is headquartered in South Korea.
Only II and III
Only III
Only II
Only I and III
Only I and II
Let’s review each statement:
- Statement I: The purpose of Astrocycle's ELSA-d mission is to mitigate debris in space.
- This is correct. The passage explains that the ELSA-d mission aims to demonstrate Astroscale's ability to find, dock with, and remove space debris.
- Statement II: The Launched satellites are stationed at LEO.
- This is correct. The passage mentions that companies like SpaceX, OneWeb, etc., are sending satellites into LEO (Low Earth Orbit).
- Statement III: Astrocycle is headquartered in South Korea.
- This is incorrect. The passage clearly says Astroscale is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Options breakdown:
- Option 1: Only II and III (wrong: III is wrong)
- Option 2: Only III (wrong: III is wrong)
- Option 3: Only II (Incomplete, I is also correct)
- Option 4: Only I and III (wrong: III is wrong)
- Option 5: Only I and II (Both statements are correct according to the passage)
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