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In lines 9-17, the author of Passage 1 mentions several companies primarily to
  1. Note the technological advances that make space mining possible
  2. Provide evidence of the growing interest in space mining
  3. Emphasize the large profits to be made from space mining
  4. Highlight the diverse ways to carry out space mining operations

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Provide evidence of the growing interest in space mining
B
Highlight the diverse ways to carry out space mining operations
C
Note the technological advances that make space mining possible
D
Emphasize the large profits to be made from space mining
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Option B is the correct option as in given lines its all about space mining "Space research, the event brought event company together, robotics experts, lunar scientists, and govt. agencies that are working to make space mining reality"
This paragraph clearly states all about space mining research. Following this paragraph, it is also mentioned further that two private asteroid mining firms to launch its first telescopes in two years, while others to hope to harvest metals from asteroids. Some are offering trips to the moon for meeting earthly demands of metals.
Hence all these support option B correct.

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