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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the first manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS)?
A
Soyuz mission
B
Apollo 11 mission
C
Shenzhou mission
D
Tiangong-2 mission
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expedition 1 was the first long-duration stay on the International Space Station (ISS). The three-person crew stayed aboard the station for 136 days, from November 2000 to March 2001. It was the beginning of an uninterrupted human presence on the station which continues as of January 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was 50 years ago that man first ventured into space. On April 12, 1961, Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in Vostok 1 (Vostok 3KA-3) on a flight lasting 108 minutes and became the first human being to leave the confines of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -The primary objective of the ISS is to support scientific research and other activities requiring the unique attributes of humans in space.

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