■ Direction You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. Your response will be judged on the basis of The quality of writing and on how well your response presents the points in the lecture and the relationship to the reading passage. Typically, an effective response will be 150 to 225 words.
■ Question Summarize the points made in the lecture you just heard, explaining how they cast doubt on the points made in the reading

Your Answer ▼ While the passage states that manned mission to Mars has sevaral difficulties, the lecturer diagrees that these problems could be overcome. 

First of all, the passage urges that threatening dust covering Mars is one of the obstacles for Mars misson, since the dust brings about machine malfunctioning and harmful effects to human. However, the professor counters that problems caused by dust can be resolved. By sound technique, dust attached to the machinary can be dislodged, using high pitched sounds with high pressure air. 

Moreover, the professor counters the idea that long journey toward Mars triggers psychological disadvantages to astronauts, which will affect their perfomances. She points out that all astronauts receive mental training in isolated condition before the mission. Also, considering that counselor programm is avabilable during the mission, mental issue can be resolved.

Finally, the professor refutes that prohibitive expence and low benefit can not be the reason for Mar expedition. Though the expence for expedition is costly, she asserts that several nations can cooperate in order to lower the burden of cost, showing space association launched at 1998. Hence, she proposes that technology boon can be achieved from long term Mars expedition.