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A)
1997
B)
2000
C)
2003
D)
2005

Correct Answer :   2003

Streaks of burning debris from the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Columbia as it broke up over Texas on February 1, 2003. The accident killed all seven astronauts aboard the craft. Columbia, which had made the shuttle program's first flight into space in 1981, lifted off for its 28th mission, STS-107, on January 16, 2003.

A)
Columbia
B)
Discovery
C)
Atlantis
D)
Endeavour

Correct Answer :   Columbia

Chawla's first opportunity to fly in space came in November 1997, aboard the space shuttle Columbia on flight STS-87. The shuttle made 252 orbits of the Earth in just over two weeks.

A)
USA
B)
French
C)
Rusia
D)
India

Correct Answer :   French

India's Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3D Successfully Launched. India's Weather Satellite INSAT-3D, carrying advanced weather monitoring payloads, was launched successfully in the early hours of today (July 26, 2013) by Ariane-5 (VA214) launch vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana.

A)
Thiruvananthapuram
B)
Ahmedabad
C)
Balasore
D)
Sriharikota

Correct Answer :   Sriharikota

ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C22, successfully launched IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), in the early morning hours of today (July 2, 2013) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

A)
Dallas
B)
Los Angeles
C)
Washington
D)
NewYork

Correct Answer :   Washington

NASA's 10 major centers, plus its headquarters in Washington, D.C., are joined by eight smaller facilities -- Goddard Institute for Space Studies (New York City), Independent Verification & Validation Facility (West Virginia), Michoud Assembly Facility (New Orleans), NASA Shared Services Center (Mississippi),..

A)
Soviet Union
B)
America
C)
India
D)
Israel

Correct Answer :   Soviet Union

Assembled at Peenya, near Bangalore, Aryabhata was launched from Volgograd Launch Station (presently in Russia) from a Soviet-made rocket. The life of the satellite, weighing 360 kg, was about 17 years

A)
Aryabhata
B)
Rohini
C)
Bhskara-1
D)
INSAT

Correct Answer :   Rohini

SLV-3 was successfully launched on July 18, 1980 from Sriharikota Range (SHAR), when Rohini satellite, RS-1, was placed in orbit, thereby making India the sixth member of an exclusive club of space-faring nations .

A)
520
B)
456
C)
407
D)
342

Correct Answer :   342

This is a list of all the foreign satellites launched by India. India has launched 342 satellites for 36 different countries as of 28 February 2021.

A)
1962
B)
1975
C)
1986
D)
1991

Correct Answer :   1975

Within six years of formation, ISRO launches Aryabhata, first Indian Satellite, on April 19, 1975.

A)
Satish Dhawan
B)
CV Raman
C)
Vikrama Sarabhai
D)
APJ Kalam

Correct Answer :   Vikrama Sarabhai

Dr. Vikrama Sarabhai was considered as the Father of the Indian space program; He was a great institution builder and established or helped to establish a large number of institutions in diverse fields.