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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has launched the ‘Orion spacecraft’?
A
Israel
B
UAE
C
Japan
D
USA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NASA’s Orion spacecraft has returned to Earth after completing the US space agency’s Artemis 1 moon mission.

Detailed explanation-2: -The SLS rocket launched the uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a 26-day mission, during which it will orbit the moon before returning to Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Splashdown. The Orion spacecraft has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the Baja Peninsula, after a 1.4 million-mile journey to the moon and back.

Detailed explanation-4: -SATCAT no. The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 1 was stacked on October 20, 2021, marking the first time a super-heavy-lift vehicle has been stacked inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) since the final Saturn V in 1973.

Detailed explanation-5: -Orion lifted off atop a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Nov. 16, kicking off the Artemis 1 mission.

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