Space Exploration | MCQs

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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed primarily to conduct infrared astronomy.

24 December 2021: Planned launch date after a delay due to communication issues between the observatory and the Launch Vehicle

JWST was launched into space on 25 December 2021.

JWST is the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope developed by NASA.

JWST cost approximately $10 billion

SH26-8-2023

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Space Shuttle Atlantis completed STS-135,

its 33rd and final mission landing on Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on July 21, 2011.

It was the 20th night landing at KSC (78 total)
And the 26th night landing in the history of the Space Shuttle Program

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Badr-A was the first artificial and the first digital communications satellite launched by Pakistan's national space authority 
Badr-A  Launch date: July 12, 1990
Badr-A Launch mass: 52 kilograms (115 lb)
Badr-A Last contact: 21 August 1990
Badr-A  Decay date: 9 December 1990
Badr-A  Mission duration: 35 days (achieved)

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Information about Pakistan’s first lunar orbit mission

Named: ICUBE-Q

Launching date: 3 May 2024

Collaboration: China

Launching area: Hainan, China  

Developers: Shanghai University SJTU & SUPARCO (Pakistan’s national space agency_

Weight: About 7kg

Purpose: To facilitate scientific research, tech development, and educational initiatives in space exploration

Note: ICUBE-Q has been developed in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST)

Explanation

BADR-1 was Pakistan's first indigenously built artificial satellite launched on 16 July 1990.

With the launching of Badr-1 satellite, Pakistan became the first Islamic country to enter the area of peaceful application of outer space.

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The first rocket to use liquid fuel was created by Robert H. Goddard, first launched in March 1926.

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The first man-made Earth Satellite name 'Sputnik 1' was launched by Russia (Soviet Union) into space on 4 Oct 1957

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• A Chinese company launched the world's first methane-liquid oxygen space rocket into orbit

• Rocket Name: Zhuque-2
• Launched in July 2023

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China launched a cargo mission to its new space station in September 2021.

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In the story (likely from a science fiction narrative involving the landing of a spaceship).

The spaceship is described as golden, highlighting its majestic, mysterious, or otherworldly appearance

This detail helps to create a sense of awe and significance.