Question

The space stations so far launched are broadly classified into two types:
A) Mir and Skylab.
B) Apollo and Salyut.
C) Monolithic and Modular.
D) Almaz and Salyut.

Answer 1

Space station is also known as the orbital space station is a spacecraft capable of containing humans for some amount of time. The astronauts are sent to the space stations so that they can observe and understand the space better and can also perform some experiments for the development of knowledge about the space.

Complete step by step answer:
It is asked in the problem about the classification of the two types of the space stations.
There are two types of space stations that are classified broadly as follows:

1. Monolithic.
2. Modular.

The monolithic is the old way in which the space station is launched when constructed on the earth in one piece and is joined by the crew members. Few examples are Salyut and Skylab.

The Modular is the new way of placing the space stations, in this new way the core part of the spacecraft is sent in the space and then the modular are joined for specific purposes on the space stations. Some examples are Mir and ISS.

The correct answer for this problem is option C.

Note: The space stations are the spacecraft which are used to carry people while orbiting in the space it has two kinds one kind in which the parts of the space stations are taken to the space and then joined there completely and the second kind is when the core space station is built and most of the parts are joined on earth and then the space station is send to the space and then additional modules are added in the space.