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Consider the following passage, and then complete a, b, and c.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is one step closer to Mars. The space travel company launched and successfully landed for the first time a prototype of its Starship rocket, which the company intends to use to send people and cargo to Mars. It was the fifth high-altitude test flight for the company. The previous four tests ended in massive explosions before, during or shortly after the landing of the rocket. "Starbase Flight Control has confirmed, as you can see on the live video, we are down. The Starship has landed!" launch commentator John Insprucker announced. The rocket soared more than six miles over the Gulf of Mexico before flipping and descending horizontally, and then turning vertical again just in time for touchdown at the southeastern tip of Texas. The flight, in whole, lasted about six minutes. A small fire broke out at the base of the 160-foot rocket after the landing, but the blaze was quickly contained. The successful flight came on the 60th anniversary of the flight of the first American in space, Alan Shepard. It marks a major breakthrough for the company, which Musk has predicted will help land humans on Mars by 2026. (Feuer, 2021).

a). Using the flow chart and all provided information, pick one sentence from the above passage, and write a quote. Be sure to include a signal phrase (underlined below) and the citation (bolded below). Do not use my example sentence. Here is an example:

SpaceX has gotten one step closer to Mars: "The space travel company launched and successfully landed for the first time a prototype of its Starship rocket, which the company intends to use to send people and cargo to Mars" (Feuer, 2021). (*note, this is an APA style citation, not MLA)

b). Pick one sentence from the above passage and paraphrase it, with correct in-text citation.