Question: On 29 July 2021 Russia’s module docked with international space station. What is the name of this module?
a) Chaka
b) Nauka
c) Luna
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- On 29 July 2021; Russia’s Nauka module successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS)
- It should be known that Nauka module was launched on 21 July 2021, from the Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome.
- The module in the beginning had suffered a series of glitches that had raised concerns about whether the docking procedure would go smoothly
- Through its new Nauka module Russia has upgraded its capabilities on the International Space Station.
- Successfully docked Nauka is now set to serve as a research lab, storage unit and airlock.
- This new module is a multipurpose laboratory named after the Russian word for science.
- Roscosmos said in a statement that according to telemetry data and reports from the ISS crew, the onboard systems of the station and the Nauka module are operating normally
- It should be known that Roscosmos, is a state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics programs, and aerospace research.