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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country Successfully Launched 1st Soyuz Rocket Since Failed Space Launch?
A
Russia
B
Denmark
C
Indonesia
D
France
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Russia Launches First Soyuz Rocket Since Failed Space Launch.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first crewed launch of a Soyuz took place on April 23, 1967. Its single test pilot, Vladimir Komarov, was killed when the descent module’s parachute failed to unfurl after reentry and the module crashed-the first human death during a spaceflight. Space: Fact or Fiction?

Detailed explanation-3: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I.

Detailed explanation-4: -There have been three failed launches of a crewed Soyuz vehicle: Soyuz 18a in 1975, Soyuz T-10a in 1983 and Soyuz MS-10 in October 2018. The 1975 failure was aborted after escape-tower jettison.

Detailed explanation-5: -Soyuz means “union” in Russian. The Soyuz programme is the longest operational human spacecraft programme in the history of space exploration. The first crewed flight into space was on 23 April 1967.

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