Answer:
This dream will not come true in the near future, but through the efforts of people like Burt Rutan, civilian space travel will become a reality.
Explanation:
The author's point of view is "Civilians look forward to the day when they can blast off into space."
The statement from "Ready to Blast Off" that best supports the author's point of view is "This dream will not come true in the near future, but through the efforts of people like Burt Rutan, civilian space travel will become a reality."
Answer:
Where is the passage that we are to use to answer the question?
The first one. Impending means something is about to happen.
I think the correct answer would be option D. Some people were against John Harrison claiming the prize for solving the problem of longitude because they wanted an astronomical solution and did not want the prize to go to a watchmaker. During the 17th century, identifying longitudes are important for navigators and sailors in when they are out in the sea however identifying longitude requires them to know the exact time at that particular point. Although they have the pendulum clocks at that time, they could not get accurate time due to the changes in temperature and humidity. This problem was solved by John Harisson by the invention of portable clocks. With this invention, many scientists where envious and doubtful. Also, they cannot accept that a simple watchmaker could do such great achievement.