text: I personally think that the author says this with the meaning that, even if we don't get anything besides just the completion of the task, we as a species got the invaluable experince of knowing what to do when faced with a chance for challenge and the potential future exploration of a similiar nature. Another example is in Paragraph 2 where the author says,"Often referred to as Earth's "twin," Venus is the closest plant to Earth inn terms of density and size, and occasionally the closest in distance too." This statment by the authors supports his main idea directly by helping the case of whether we as a species should explore Venus, as it gives motive to broaden our horizons and take a chance, regarless of the dangers and uncertainty.Have you ever imagined allowing students design their own summer projects? Would allowing them be beneficial to their learning? Many strongly believe that if students were to design their own assignments it would give them more motivation, but if anything it is not educationally helping them. Summer projects should be teacher-designed because students would not actually do their assignments, the teachers know exactly what they want their students to learn during the summer, and it's an efficient way for teachers to prepare their students for the upcoming school year.