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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 46

SSC CHSL - 19th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q46

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Which woman astronaut has set the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Christina Koch.

  • Nasa astronaut Christina Koch has completed the longest-ever single spaceflight by a woman.

  • The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Koch parachuted down to the grasslands of Kazakhstan at around 09:12 GMT.

  • She spent 328 days on the International Space Station (ISS), surpassing the previous record held by fellow American Peggy Whitson.

  • Her stay is just 12 days short of the all-time US record set by Scott Kelly, who was on the ISS from 2015-2016.