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The text frames NASA’s role in maintaining technological leadership, highlights how underinvestment threatens future missions, and argues for sustained federal funding to advance deep-space exploration. 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College Board, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks ofthe College Board.  \nAs you read the passage below, consider how Bobby Braun uses  \n• evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.  \n• reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.  \n• stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.  \nAdapted from Bobby Braun,“Space Technology: A Critical Investment for Our Nation’s Future.” ©2014 by Capitol Hill Publishing Corp. Originally published in the Hill, October 27, 2011.  \n1 Aerospace remains a strong component of our national fabric and is the largest positive contributor to our nation’s trade balance. However, this technological leadership position is not a given. To remain the leader in aerospace technology, we must continue to perform research and invest in the people who will create the breakthroughs of tomorrow, preserving a critical component of our nation’s economic competitiveness for future generations.  \n2 For NASA, 1 past cutting-edge technology investments led to design and flight of the Apollo missions, the space shuttle, the International Space Station and a myriad of robotic explorers that allowed us to reach destinations across our solar system and peer across the universe. NASA remains one of the nation’s premiere research and development agencies, pursuing breakthrough technologies that will expand the frontiers of aeronautics and space.  \n3 Unfortunately, the pioneering spirit embodied by this storied agency is endangered as a result of chronic underinvestment in basic and applied research. In a recent report on the state of NASA’s technology plans, the National Research Council offered a stark assessment: “Success in executing future NASA space missions will depend on advanced technology developments that should already be underway. However, it has been years since NASA has had a vigorous, broad-based program in advanced space technology. NASA’s technology base is largely depleted. Currently, available technology is insufficient to accomplish many intended space missions. Future U.S. leadership in space requires a foundation of sustained technology advances.”  \n4 America is beginning an exciting new chapter in human space exploration. This chapter centers on full use of the International Space Station, maturation of  \nmultiple American vehicles for delivering astronauts and cargo to low-Earth orbit, development of a crew vehicle and an evolvable heavy-lift rocket—two critical building blocks for our nation’s deep-space exploration future—and advancement of a suite of new in-space technologies that will allow us to send explorers safely into deep space for the first time.  \n1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration  \n2 Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal.  \n5 By investing in the high payoff, transformative technology that the aerospace industry cannot tackle today, NASA will mature the systems required for its future missions while proving the capabilities and lowering the cost of other government agency and commercial space activities. Developing these solutions will create high-tech jobs.  \n6 NASA’s technology investments continue to make a difference in the world around us. Knowledge provided by weather and navigational spacecraft, efficiency improvements in both ground and air transportation, super computers, solar-and wind-generated energy, the cameras found in many of today’s cellphones, improved biomedical applications including advanced medical imaging and more nutritious infant formula, and the protective gear that keeps our mili","cbCaiqsTQLQpZKRY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqsTQLQpZKRY","pdf",845133,"English","# Reading and analyzing the passage\n## Evidence, reasoning, and stylistic elements","[{\"question\":\"What does the prompt ask you to write about Bobby Braun’s passage?\",\"answer\":\"Write an essay explaining how Bobby Braun builds an argument to persuade his audience that the US government must keep investing in NASA, focusing on the most relevant features of the passage.\"},{\"question\":\"Which features are listed to help strengthen your analysis?\",\"answer\":\"The box lists evidence (facts/examples), reasoning (developing ideas and connecting claims to evidence), and stylistic or persuasive elements (word choice and appeals to emotion).\"},{\"question\":\"Should the essay focus on whether you agree with Braun’s claims?\",\"answer\":\"No. The essay must analyze how Braun constructs and persuades, not whether you personally agree with his claims.\"}]","Practice Essay # 8 - Prepare for SAT Essay | PDF"]