Question: Recently “Unity Mission” was in News. Who is associated with this mission?
(a) Kalpana Chawla
(b) Sunita Williams
(c) Sirisha Bandla
(d) Raja Jon Chari
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- “Unity 22” will be Virgin Galactic’s next rocket-powered test flight of its SpaceShip- VSS Unity.
- The crew will be flying to the edge of space on July 11 on board the ‘Unity’ rocket ship developed by Virgin Galactic.
- It will be the 22nd mission for VSS Unity.
- Unity 22 will focus on testing the cabin and customer experience.
- This will be Virgin Galactic’s fourth crewed spaceflight.
- It will also be the first to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, including Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson, who will be testing out the private astronaut experience.
- It will be Virgin Galactic’s fourth crewed spaceflight.
- It will also be the first to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, including Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson, who will be testing out the private astronaut experience.
- At present , two additional test flights remain before the Virgin Galactic plans to commence commercial service in 2022.
- Unity 22 will focus on testing the cabin and customer experience.
- Sirisha Bandla, an astronaut born in India, will be a part of the crew.
- Rakesh Sharma is another Indian who went into space prior to Bandla.
- The purpose of the test flight is to gather data about the spacecraft, including the cabin environment, seat comfort, passenger weightlessness, and the view of the Earth from the passenger area, as well as the efficacy of the Spaceport America training program for its customers.
- Sir Richard will be tasked with evaluating the “private astronaut experience.”
BY:AMIT GUPTA
Reference: https://newatlas.com/space/virgin-galactic-carry-first-passengers-space