Space | MCQs

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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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• 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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• KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) is the space agency of South Korea.
• KARI was established in 1989.
• It is responsible for the development of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and satellites.

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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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• CNSA (China National Space Administration) is a government agency of the People's Republic of China.
• It was established in 1993.
• It is responsible for civil space administration and international space cooperation.

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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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NASA has named David Salvagnini as the agency's first chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer.

Salvagnini is also the agency's chief data officer.

Salvagnini is appointed in May 2024.

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Note: NASA is the space agency of the USA

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In October 2023, NASA launched spacecraft named 'Psyche' to find out whether the asteroid is the exposed core of an early planetary building block from the beginning of the solar system.

NASA is the space agency of USA.

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World Space Week is a global celebration of space science, technology, and their contributions to humanity. 

This annual event takes place between Oct 4 and Oct 10 and is organized by the United Nations and the World Space Week Association (WSWA). 

Theme 2024: Space and Climate Change.

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On 12 April 1961, the first manned space flight by Soviet citizen Yuri Gagarin took place. 

Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the earth. 

In 2011, UNGA announced to celebrate International Day of Human Space on 12 April.