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Question
Choose and write the correct option.
Which of the following astronauts travelled through space shuttle ‘Discovery’ first time?
Options
a) Kalpana Chawala
b) Rakesh Sharma
c) Sunita Williams
d) Neil Armstrong
Solution
c) Sunita Williams
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Next to the moon, the astronomical object nearest to the earth is Mars. Many nations sent spacecrafts to Mars. Mars mission is difficult and almost half the missions were unsuccessful. However, ISRO’s performance in this mission is remarkable and we all must be proud of it. The spacecraft ‘Mangalyaan’ made by ISRO using minimum expenses was launched in November, 2013 and was placed into orbit around Mars in September, 2014. It obtained very useful information about the surface of Mars and the atmosphere around it.
- Next to the moon, which is the nearest celestial object to the earth?
- When did Mangalyaan placed into orbit around Mars by ISRO?
- What important information did ISRO's Mangalyaan obtain?
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Mangalyaan was sent to ______
______ is called as Red planet.
______ is India’s first interplanetary mission.
Mars is the smallest planet in the Solar system.
Match the following.
| Chandrayaan | Fuel |
| Mangalyaan | Moon |
| Cryogenic | First manned mission to the moon |
| Apollo - 8 | First man landing mission to the moon |
| Apollo - 11 | Mars |
______ is India is first interplanetary mission.
To provide information about the future possibility of life and the past existence of life on the planet. This is one of the objectives of ______.
______ became the first Asian country to reach Mars and the first nation in the world to achieve this in the first attempt.
