Q. With reference to the Axiom-4 mission, consider the following statements:
1.It will be India’s first mission to Mars.
2.It will be a purely robotic mission.
3.It is a joint mission by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and European Space Agency (ESA).
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation –
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are incorrect. The Axiom-4 mission is a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), involving Indian astronauts training for and participating in a space mission in collaboration with NASA and Axiom Space. The mission involves human astronauts, specifically Indian astronauts who will be trained and participate in the mission to the ISS. The Axiom-4 mission is a collaboration between ISRO and NASA. The Axiom-4 mission is the fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS.
Source: The Hindu
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