In the context of the article, the “sobering lesson” (line 52)
that “the venerable space shuttle offers” (line 51) for new
space companies is to
(A) land a rocket at sea
(B) make SpaceX an arresting success.
(C) prove the existence of life in other planets.
(D) reestablish payloads into space to $25 a pound.
(E) re-fly a rocket without spending too much time and
money.