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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Christina Koch, who will set a new record for longest spaceflight by a woman, is the astronaut of which space agency?
A
JAXA
B
Roscosmos
C
NASA
D
CNES
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nasa astronaut Christina Koch has completed the longest-ever single spaceflight by a woman. The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Koch parachuted down to the grasslands of Kazakhstan at around 09:12 GMT.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mark Vande Hei’s new record: He has been there for 341 days and is expected to return on 30th March 2022 after completing 355 days of his space journey. Vande will return in the Soyuz spacecraft capsule with Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov.

Detailed explanation-3: -Koch conducted six spacewalks, including the first three all women spacewalks, totaling 42 hours and 15 minutes. She has spent a total of 328 days in space. After her spaceflight, Koch served as Branch Chief of the Assigned Crew Branch in the Astronaut Office.

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