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The ‘BepiColombo’ is a joint mission of ESA and JAXA to the planet Mercury.

The mission will perform a comprehensive study of Mercury.

It was launched in October 2018 with an arrival at Mercury planned for November 2026

Additional Information:

ESA stand for European Space Agency.

JAXA stands for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government

NASA is responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Headquarters: Washington

NASA Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower

NASA Founded: July 29, 1958

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Chinese astronauts have set a new world record for the longest spacewalk, 9 hours.

Chinese astronauts who have booked space are 'Kae Juzhe' and 'song lingdog'.

They have done many improvements by doing a spacewalk on China's Tianggong Space Station. 

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The Copernicus project, under which the wind-sensing satellite “Aeolus” was launched, is a joint venture of the European Union and European Space Agency.

The project aims to provide comprehensive environmental monitoring using satellite data.

Explanation

Pakistan's National Space Agency SUPARCO.

SUPARCO stands for Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

SUPARCO was set up in 1961.

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NASA launched the Europa Clipper Mission to explore Jupiter's moon.

In October 2024, NASA launched this spacecraft to learn whether conditions on Jupiter’s moon could sustain life in what scientists believe could be a deep ocean hidden beneath its icy surface.

Note: NASA is the space agency of the USA.

Explanation

NASA launched the Europa Clipper Mission to explore Jupiter's moon.

In October 2024, NASA launched this spacecraft to learn whether conditions on Jupiter’s moon could sustain life in what scientists believe could be a deep ocean hidden beneath its icy surface.

Note: NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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NASA and SpaceX launched Crew-9 mission on 28 Sep, 2024 from Florida, USA.

The mission has two people on board and two empty seats to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the international Space Station (ISS).

Additional Information

Both Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are American astronauts.

NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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Explanation

• Japan is the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon with its SLIM mission.

   list of countries that have achieved a soft landing on the moon:

  • Soviet Union (1966)
  • United States (1969)
  • China (2013)
  • India (2023)
  • Japan (SLIM mission, 2024)

  
  

  
  

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JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) became the fifth space agency to land on the Moon.

With its Hakuto-R "Moon Sniper" lander.

This achievement followed the efforts of NASA, ESA, CNSA, and Roscosmos.