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To be sure, all this costs us all a good deal of money. This year's space budget is three times what it was in January 1961, and it is greater than the space budget of the previous eight years combined. That budget now stands at $5.4 billion a year—a staggering sum, though somewhat less than we pay for cigarettes and cigars every year. Space expenditures will soon rise some more, from 40 cents per person per week to more than 50 cents a week for every man, woman and child in the United Stated, for we have given this program a high national priority—even though I realize that this is in some measure an act of faith and vision, for we do not now know what benefits await us.


Which answer best restates the main idea of the above paragraph from Kennedy's speech?

The space budget will continue to grow as we move further into space.

Though it's a lot to ask financially, I think great things will result.

Space expenses will soon become too much to bear for individuals.

The space program will only succeed because of the faith and vision of some.

Answer 1

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