CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -China’s space program has overseen the development and launch of ballistic missiles, thousands of artificial satellites, manned spaceflight, an indigenous space station, and has stated plans to explore the Moon, Mars, and the broader Solar System.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space. His vehicle, Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27, 400 kilometers per hour with the flight lasting 108 minutes.

Detailed explanation-3: -BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua)–China is scheduled to complete the in-orbit construction of its space station by 2022. A total of 12 missions are planned in the key technology verification and construction phases of the space station.

Detailed explanation-4: -We human beings have been venturing into space since October 4, 1957, when the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. This happened during the period of political hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States known as the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-5: -NASA Artemis. With Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.