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The recently launched Mission ShakthiSAT, is an ambitious initiative that aims to empower young girls worldwide to excel in space science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This historic all-girls mission, led by Space Kidz India (SKI), involves a spacecraft journey from lunar-to-lunar orbit and will be part of ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 mission in 2026. Through this mission, SKI seeks to inspire young women to lead in space sciences and demonstrate their potential in STEM fields.

Space Kidz India has a proven track record, having launched 19 Near Space Launch Vehicles, 3 Suborbital Payloads, and 5 Orbital Satellites. The mission's goal is to provide girls with the opportunity to contribute to an actual space mission and witness their satellite journey to the Moon. Srimathy Kesan, Founder and CEO of SKI, emphasized that Mission ShakthiSAT is about creating a global platform where young women can innovate and lead in space sciences. The mission represents the limitless potential of women and their role in shaping the future of space exploration.

Meridian Space Command, a UK-based company, has partnered with SKI for mission management and in-space transportation. Using its orbital transfer vehicle, Meridian will efficiently transport the orbiter and lander to lunar orbit via PSLV, with a planned crash landing on the Moon.

The ShaktiSAT programme also includes an online training curriculum on space technology fundamentals, spacecraft systems, and payload development. Following the online courses, 108 girls from 108 countries will be selected to participate in intensive hands-on training in India, where they will collaborate to design, build, and test a satellite for the mission.

What is the primary aim of Mission ShakthiSAT?

To launch a satellite to planet Mars

Empowering young girls to lead and excel in space science

To develop a new type of spacecraft for deep space missions

To create a new International Space Station

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> The mission is part of ISRO's Chandrayaan-4, which is a lunar mission (Moon), not a Mars mission.

Option 2 -> The passage explicitly states the mission "aims to empower young girls worldwide to excel in space science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)" and create "a global platform where young women can innovate and lead in space sciences."

Option 3 -> While the mission involves spacecraft technology, the primary focus is on empowering girls through education and participation, not developing new spacecraft types.

Option 4 -> The mission has no connection to creating a new space station; it's a lunar orbit mission with educational objectives.

Hence, Option 2 -> Mission ShakthiSAT's core purpose is to provide young women from around the world an opportunity to participate in actual space missions, receive training in space technology, and demonstrate their potential in STEM fields, thereby inspiring and empowering the next generation of female space scientists -> correct

Question 5

How will the ShaktiSAT mission facilitate global collaboration in space?

Question 6

What educational component does the ShaktiSAT programme provide for young girls before their hands-on training?

Question 8

What is the significance of the Chandrayaan-4 mission in relation to ShakthiSAT?

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What is the primary aim of Mission ShakthiSAT?

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