Which of the following identifies two technological advancements during the dawn of the space age between 1951 and 1959?
a. the first successful orbiting satellite was launched by the soviet union, and several space craft launches in the advancement of space exploration.
b. the first human was sent into space, and water was discovered on mars.
c. numerous spacecraft launches resulted in technological advancements, and humans landed on the moon.
d. robotic spacecrafts were sent to gather information about halley’s comet, and the twin voyagers gathered data from distant planets.

Letter A. The first successful orbital satellite was launched by the Soviet Union and several spacecraft launches helped advance space exploration.

Explanation:

Between 1951 and 1959, Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite on Earth. It was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, at the Soviet Union Nebula Testing Unit currently known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome. In addition, there were other spacecraft launches that advanced space exploration, such as Sputnik 2, launched in space on November 3, conquering the feat of sending the first living creature into space, a dog named Laika.

Explanation:

"The Story of an Hour" was written by the famous author, Kate Chopin. Kate Chopin was a famous American author. She wrote many short stories and novels.

In her short story, 'The Story of an Hour', she narrates the feelings and the emotion of a wife when she heard the news of her husband's death in an accident.

The word 'absolutely' is used as procession or moving forward. When Louise Mallard heard of her husband, Brently's death she was shaken and was in grief. The thoughts of the passing life and moving on was haunting to her. She knew that after her husband's death the sorrow and loneliness she will get only belongs to her completely. This is the bitter truth.

Thus this is the meaning of the word 'absolutely' in the story is.

Absolutely means completely or totally or with certain.