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• ESA (European Space Agency) is an intergovernmental organization.
• It dedicated to the exploration of space, with 22 member states from Europe.
• It was established in 1975.

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• RKA (Roscosmos) is the space agency of Russia.
• It was established in 1992.
• RKA is the Russian Federal Space Agency, formerly the Soviet Space Program, which launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, and sent Yuri Gagarin, the first human, to space.
• Roscosmos is headquartered in Moscow.

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• SUPARCO (Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission) is the space agency of Pakistan.
• It was established in 1961.
• SUPARCO is responsible for the national space program of Pakistan and has developed the capacity for a national satellite program.

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• ISA (Iranian Space Agency) was established in 2004.
• The Iranian Space Agency is responsible for the national space program of Iran.

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The Caspian Sea is completely enclosed.

Note:

(Completely enclosed Means) It's a large, saline lake surrounded by land, with no natural outlets to any other ocean or sea

Additional information 

The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water

 It lies between Europe and Asia

It covers a surface area of 371,000 km2

Five countries border it:

1. Kazakhstan to the northeast
2. Russia to the northwest
3. Azerbaijan to the southwest
4. Iran to the south
5. Turkmenistan to the southeast. 

The name of the Caspian Sea is derived from the ancient Iranian Caspi people.

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NASA and SpaceX launched Crew-9 mission on 28 Sep, 2024 from Florida, USA.

The mission has two people on board and two empty seats to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the international Space Station (ISS).

Additional Information

Both Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are American astronauts.

NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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• Japan is the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon with its SLIM mission.

   list of countries that have achieved a soft landing on the moon:

  • Soviet Union (1966)
  • United States (1969)
  • China (2013)
  • India (2023)
  • Japan (SLIM mission, 2024)

  
  

  
  

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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has returned to Earth after a record 371 days in space.

During this time he made 5963 rounds around the earth.

Note: NASA is the space agency of the USA

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NASA launched the Europa Clipper Mission to explore Jupiter's moon.

In October 2024, NASA launched this spacecraft to learn whether conditions on Jupiter’s moon could sustain life in what scientists believe could be a deep ocean hidden beneath its icy surface.

Note: NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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• Watayo Faqir ‎ is a legendary character from Sindh, Pakistan.
• At the age of 75, he is said to have died and buried at Tando Allahyar.