Consider the following statements about the Human Outer Planetary Exploration (HOPE) mission: 1. It is a mission launched by the ISRO in collaboration with the NASA. 2. The mission aims to prepare humans for a long journey towards planets beyond Kupier belt in solar system. 3. The module for the mission is placed at high altitude, cold region of Andes Mountains in Chile to mimic the environment of outer planets of solar system. How many of the above statements are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following statements about the Human Outer Planetary Exploration (HOPE) mission:
1.It is a mission launched by the ISRO in collaboration with the NASA.
2.The mission aims to prepare humans for a long journey towards planets beyond Kupier belt in solar system.
3.The module for the mission is placed at high altitude, cold region of Andes Mountains in Chile to mimic the environment of outer planets of solar system.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation: None is correct

Statement 1 is incorrect: The HOPE mission has been built and is being operated by Protoplanet, a Bengaluru-based startup. It is being backed by ISRO’s Human Spaceflight Centre. It also involves scientific contributions from IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad, IIST, and RGCB Trivandrum.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Mission is focused on people, testing how humans handle the physical and mental challenges they would likely face during a long space journey, such as a crewed mission to Mars.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Set up at: It has been set up in one of the most Mars-like environments on Earth, a high-altitude, cold desert in Tso Kar valley in Ladakh located 4,530 m above sea level.

Source: Firstpost

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