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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Gia Mission’, which has been in news, is associated with which space agency?
A
Roscosmos
B
NASA
C
European Space Agency
D
ISRO
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gaia is an ongoing astronomical observatory mission launched in December 2013 by the European Space Agency (ESA) with the objective of creating the most accurate and complete 3D map of the Milky Way by surveying 1% or one billion of the galaxy’s 100 billion stars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gaia is ESA’s mission to create the most accurate and complete multi-dimensional map of the Milky Way. This allows astronomers to reconstruct our home galaxy’s structure and past evolution over billions of years, and to better understand the lifecycle of stars and our place in the Universe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gaia was launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana by a Soyuz-Fregat launch vehicle on 19 December 2013 (09:12:19 UTC). The chosen orbit was around the L2 Lagrange point of the Sun-Earth system, some 1.5 million km from Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Our mission is to create a transformational network that empowers a global conscious community. Content on our network is currently curated into four channels, Seeking Truth, Transformation, Alternative Healing and Yoga, and delivered directly to our subscribers through our streaming platform.

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