Consider the following space missions:
I. Axiom-4
II. SpaDeX
III. Gaganyaan
How many of the space missions given above encourage and support microgravity research?
Consider the following space missions:
I. Axiom-4
II. SpaDeX
III. Gaganyaan
How many of the space missions given above encourage and support microgravity research?
Answer:
(b)
Difficult
Factual
CA
Statement I (Axiom-4) is correct. Axiom-4 is a private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS), organized by Axiom Space. Such missions include scientific research in microgravity across disciplines like life sciences, material sciences, and technology demonstration. Statement II (SpaDeX) is correct. SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment), a recent Indian initiative by ISRO, involves a demonstration mission that also supports microgravity experiments relevant to docking and related technologies. Statement III (Gaganyaan) is correct. India’s human spaceflight programme Gaganyaan is designed to send humans to low-Earth orbit, where a microgravity environment exists. One of the objectives of this mission is to facilitate microgravity research in life sciences and physical sciences.