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A)
Moon
B)
ISS
C)
Mars
D)
Chinese Space Station

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Moon

SpaceX will be getting to the moon a bit more than a month from now, far earlier than expected.
 
But it is all by accident, and it will cause a bit of a mess.
 
SpaceX, the rocket company started by Elon Musk, has been selected by NASA to provide the spaceship that will take its astronauts back to the surface of the moon. That is still years away.
 
Instead, it is the 4-ton upper stage of a SpaceX rocket launched seven years ago that is to crash into the "moon" March 4, 2022, based on recent observations and calculations by amateur astronomers.
 
Impact is predicted for 7:25 a.m. Eastern time, and while there is still some uncertainty in the exact time and place, the rocket piece is not going to miss the moon, said Bill Gray, developer of Project Pluto, a suite of astronomical software used to calculate the orbits of asteroids and comets.

Source : Indian Express

A)
Kirti engine
B)
Rama engine
C)
Aadhya engine
D)
Vikas engine

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Vikas engine

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully fired the high thrust Vikas engine that would power India's first rocket to ferry humans. 
 
According to ISRO, the Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan human space mission underwent the qualification test for a duration of 25 seconds at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu
 
The Indian space agency said that two engines have already undergone tests under nominal operating conditions for a total duration of 480 seconds. The test carried out on Thursday was to verify the robustness of the engine by operating beyond its nominal operating conditions (fuel-oxidiser ratio and chamber pressure).

Source : Deccan Herald

A)
Swati Mohan
B)
Jahnavi Dangeti
C)
Shirisha Bandla
D)
Priyanka Srivastava

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Jahnavi Dangeti

Jahnavi Dangeti, a second-year engineering student has created history by becoming the only Indian to undergo and complete the International Air and Space Program (IASP) at NASA Launch Operations’ Kennedy Space Centre in Alabama, the U.S. In an exclusive interaction with PBNS, Jahnavi, walks us through her experience and explains in detail the process she went through during her intense training at NASA.

Source : News On Air

A)
15th Jan 2022
B)
14th Jan 2022
C)
13th Jan 2022
D)
12th Jan 2022

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 13th Jan 2022

South Africa has launched its first satellite constellation developed entirely in the continent of Africa, a move hailed by the country's Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande as a milestone. Three locally produced nanosatellites, which made up the country's first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASat) constellation, were launched from Cape Canaveral in the United States on Thursday(13th Jan 2022) as part of American aerospace company SpaceX's Transporter-3 mission.
 
Transporter-3, SpaceX's third dedicated rideshare mission, carried a total of 105 spacecraft for various organisations and governments, including CubeSats, microsats, PocketQubes and orbital transfer vehicles.
 
Minister Nzimande said funding and support of South Africa's satellite construction industry by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) was reaping rewards...

Source : Republic World

A)
GSAT
B)
Gaganyaan
C)
Pragyan
D)
Chandrayaan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Gaganyaan

Achieving another milestone in its ongoing Gaganyaan programme, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday(12th Jan 2022) successfully conducted the qualification test of the cryogenic engine of the human-rated GSLV rocket to be used in the country’s maiden human spaceflight mission, scheduled to be launched in 2023.
 
“Isro successfully conducted the qualification test of cryogenic engine for Gaganyaan programme for a duration of 720 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. The performance of the engine met the test objectives and the engine parameters were closely matching with the predictions during the entire duration of the test, the space agency said in a statement.
 
The successful long-duration test is a major milestone as it ensured the reliability and robustness of the cryogenic engine for induction into the human-rated launch vehicle. Further, the engine will undergo four more tests for a cumulative duration of 1810 seconds. Subsequently, one more engine will undergo two short-duration tests and one long-duration test to complete the cryogenic engine qualification for the manned mission.

Source : Times Of India

A)
Dr S Somanath
B)
Ritu Karidhal
C)
Muthayya Vanitha
D)
Mylswamy Annadurai

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Dr S Somanath

Senior scientist "S Somanath" has been appointed as the tenth chairman of the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO), as well as the Secretary of the Department of Space, the Union government said on Wednesday, January 14, 2022. Presently the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSCC), Somanath will succeed K Sivan, who completes his extended tenure on Friday, January 14.
 
Somanathan’s new appointment is for a combined tenure of three years from the date of joining of the post, inclusive of an extension in tenure beyond the age of superannuation in public interest, a Personnel Ministry order said. Somanath did his BTech from TKM College of Engineering in Kollam, Kerala, and proceeded to earn his Masters in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, with specialisation in Dynamics and Control.. He graduated from MTech with a gold medal, according to the VSCC website. He then joined the VSCC in 1985, and since then, he has been part of several GSLV satellite projects.

Source : The News Minute

A)
CNSA
B)
ISRO
C)
JAXA
D)
NASA

Correct Answer : Option (D) - NASA

"NASA's" James Webb Space Telescope(JWST) team fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, successfully completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations on January 08, 2022.
 
A joint effort with the European Space Agency(ESA) and Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will explore every phase of cosmic history – from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.

Source : Nasa

A)
Vanita Gupta
B)
Bhawana Kanth
C)
Sirisha Bandla
D)
Priyanka Mohite

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sirisha Bandla

Sirisha Bandla created history by becoming the second Indian-born woman and fourth Indian overall to fly to space after Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams on July 11, 2021. She was one of the six crew members aboard billionaire Sir Richard Branson's historic Virgin Galactic flight 'VSS Unity' that flew to the edge of space before returning to the Earth.

A)
India
B)
China
C)
Russia
D)
South Korea

Correct Answer : Option (B) - China

China on Sunday(26th Dec 2021) launched a new satellite with a camera capable of taking photos of the ground with a resolution of five meters, according to the National Space Administration of China (CNSA). The satellite, called “Ziyuan-1 02E” or “Five Meter 02 Optical Satellite”. Beijing time by a Long March-4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Beijing Province. Shanxi (northern China). This is the 39th launch of the Longue Marche-4C rocket and the 403rd launch of the entire Long March series.

A)
China
B)
Russia
C)
Japan
D)
India

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Japan

A huge, highly advanced commercial communications satellite just took to the skies.
 
The Inmarsat-6 F1 satellite launched atop a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket on Wednesday (Dec. 22) from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center at 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT).
 
The 12,060-pound (5,470 kilograms) Inmarsat-6 F1 is the first of two "I-6" spacecraft that London-based company Inmarsat plans to loft to geostationary orbit, about 22,240 miles (35,790 kilometers) above our planet.

Source : SPACE