Question 6 is based on the news report you have just heard.

听力原文

    The first private mission outside of Earth’s orbit is closer than many of us think. (5) U.S. government officials are said to approve a mission by privately-held company, Moon Express, to travel outside of Earth’s orbit in late 2017. (6) Moon Express’s mission involves plans to land a suitcase-sized package of scientific equipment on the moon for ongoing exploration on commercial development. The decision involves months of lobbying on coordinated conversations between a number of federal agencies. Under international treaties, the U.S. is responsible for the cargo of both public and private and spacecraft. This makes commercial space travel a complex legal issue not just domestically, but abroad. (7) A Moon Express representative declined to comment on this story, but noted that the company is “very optimistic” about its proposal. Moon Express is not the only company thinking for the right to travel to outer space. Elon Musk’s SpaceX aims to send an unmanned aircraft to Mars by 2018.

6. What is Moon Express planning to do?

解析：A。本题目为细节题。问题为：Moon Express计划做什么？根据原文可知，Moon Express任务涉及计划在月球上放置一个手提箱大小的科学设备包，以便进行商业开发的持续探索。故正确答案为A。