Question: China has successfully launched a rocket recently as a test to operate a permanent space station. What is the name of spacecraft?
(a)Chang e
(b)Long March 5B
(c) Saturn 5
(d)Falcon X
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- China launched a new rocket and prototype spacecraft successfully on May 5, 2020 in a major test to operate a permanent space station and send astronauts to the Moon.
- Highlight of the launch:
- The rocket named Long March 5B took off from the Wenchang launch site on the southern island of Hainan.
- It was 54 meter long and carried about 849 tonnes weight
- The unmanned prototype spacecraft successfully separated and entered its planned orbit after eight minutes.
- A test version of a cargo return capsule was separated successfully from the rocket.
- China expects sending astronauts from the rocket by 2022 to the Moon with a crew capacity of six.
- United States is the only country to have successfully sent humans to the Moon.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
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