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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country launched a ‘reusable experimental spacecraft’ into orbit?
A
India
B
China
C
USA
D
Russia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Reusable Experimental Spacecraft’; CSSHQ) is the first Chinese reusable spacecraft. It was first launched on 4 September 2020 at 07:30 UTC on a Long March 2F from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the Gobi Desert of northwestern China.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Space Shuttle made its debut in 1981 as the U.S. launch vehicle for human spaceflight in Earth orbit.

Detailed explanation-3: -NASA - Shuttle Basics. The Space Shuttle is the world’s first reusable spacecraft, and the first spacecraft in history that can carry large satellites both to and from orbit.

Detailed explanation-4: -The engine will power a new rocket for crewed missions. China has made a breakthrough in its quest to develop reusable launch vehicles like SpaceX’s Falcon 9. Engineers performed the first hot-fire test of a 130-ton-thrust engine on Saturday (Nov.

Detailed explanation-5: -Perhaps the first reusable launch vehicles were the ones conceptualized and studied by Wernher von Braun from 1948 until 1956. The Von Braun Ferry Rocket underwent two revisions: once in 1952 and again in 1956.

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