Space MCQ — 6 Practice Questions with Answers

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The Model Rocketry and CanSat India Student Competition was organised by IN-SPACe, ISRO and ASI at Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, with 67 teams and nearly 500 students launching payloads to about 1 km altitude.

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GSAT-7R weighing 4,410 kg was launched aboard the LVM3-M5 rocket from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on November 2, 2025.

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India has announced plans to build the Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS) by 2035 and to land an Indian on the moon by 2040. These ambitious targets complement the ongoing Gaganyaan mission, which will be India's first human spaceflight sending a 3-member crew to 400 km low Earth orbit using the HLVM3 rocket.

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The 76th IAC was held in Sydney, Australia from 29 September to 3 October 2025, with ISRO and IN-SPACe showcasing Gaganyaan, NISAR and commercial launches.

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The Indian Navy has been designated as the nodal agency responsible for post-landing crew extraction after the Gaganyaan crew module splashes down in the sea near the Indian coast. The Navy is conducting recovery drills in coordination with ISRO to ensure the safety of astronauts after re-entry.