Read the excerpts from Team Moon and the NASA article. And only now—a solid, panic-stricken, gut-wrenching, heart-palpitating te
n minutes by clock but feeling like an eternity later—did it sink in for John Coursen, Tom Kelly, and a lot of the other Grumman folks who had poured years of their lives into building the lunar module: Their baby was on the moon. Let the cheering begin! When the lunar module lands at 4:18 p.m. EDT, only 30 seconds of fuel remain. Armstrong radios "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Mission control erupts in celebration as the tension breaks, and a controller tells the crew "You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue, we're breathing again." How are the perspectives presented in the excerpts different?
The Team Moon excerpt is more emotional and dramatic than the NASA excerpt.
The NASA excerpt is more emotional and dramatic than the Team Moon excerpt.
The Team Moon excerpt shows the feelings at mission control, while the NASA excerpt does not.
The NASA excerpt shows the feelings at mission control, while the Team Moon excerpt does not.
I think the correct answer is A) The Team Moon excerpt is more emotional and dramatic than the NASA excerpt.
Why?
The Team Moon contains dramatic words like, "panic-stricken, gut-wrenching, heart-palpitating." I'm guessing the NASA excerpt is technical and isn't emotional
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