Read the passage and answer the questions. Planetary Protection Excites Space Fans of All Ages The recent announcement for a position that NASA has had since the 1960s - Planetary Protection Officer - has generated a lot of excitement in the public, as well as comparisons to many sci-fi movie heroes. It also caught the attention of one self-proclaimed “Guardian of the Galaxy” - an inspired fourth grader from New Jersey who reached out to NASA in a letter to express his interest in serving as the agency's Planetary Protection Officer. Nine-year-old Jack Davis is, in return, receiving a letter from NASA’s Planetary Science Director James Green. Letters exchanged between NASA and space enthusiast Jack Davis, a fourth-grade student in New Jersey. 1. Where is he living? ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did he send the letter to NASA? ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who did he identify himself as? ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What are the reasons for his thought that he would be fit for the job? ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Did the boy see almost all the movies about space and aliens? ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is the name of the director of NASA's Planetary Science Division? Was he impressed by the email? ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. In his reply to the boy’s email, what did he say a Planetary Officer involves? ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Did he ask the boy to come and start work straight away? ________________________________________________________________________________