Consider the following statements about Inspiration4 Mission:1. Inspiration4 is the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit.2. The mission involves circling the Earth for three days, and then splashing down into the Indian Ocean.3. The flight will be privately operated by SpaceX.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1, 2 and 3

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1 and 2 only

Answer: C

Notes:

About Inspiration4:

Inspiration4 is the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit.
The flight will be privately operated by SpaceX (US Private Space Company) using a previously-flown Crew Dragon capsule launched to low Earth orbit.
Inspiration4 will blast off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 15.
The mission involves circling the Earth for three days, and then splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean.
Inspiration4 will orbit the Earth at 575km, higher than the International Space Station (408km) and the Hubble space telescope (547km).
This will be the farthest distance travelled by a crewed mission since 2009, when astronauts last went to repair the Hubble.
The mission will raise awareness and funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in US.

Source: EPIC September 2021