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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organisation has launched new next generation Dragon Cargo Ship to ISS?
A
NASA
B
CSA
C
JAXA
D
SpaceX
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -SpaceX launches Dragon cargo ship to deliver new solar arrays to space station – Spaceflight Now.

Detailed explanation-2: -An uncrewed demo Crew Dragon docked with the ISS in March 2019. The first Crew Dragon 2 flight with two astronauts, Demo-2, launched in May 2020, and the first fully operational mission, Crew-1, carried four astronauts to the ISS in November 2020. Crew Dragons are planned to launch to the ISS every six months.

Detailed explanation-3: -They will give the space station a power boost. SpaceX has launched more than two dozen resupply missions to the space station over the past decade as part of a multibillion-dollar deal with NASA.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dragon is the only currently operational cargo craft that comes back to Earth in one piece following its missions. The other two active freighters - Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus vehicle and Russia’s Progress craft - are designed to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere when their time in orbit is up.

Detailed explanation-5: -When it arrives at the space station, Dragon will dock autonomously to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module. Dragon successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 2:20 p.m. EST, Saturday, Nov.

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