Turkey to send first astronaut to space in ten days

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Industry and Technology Ministry Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced that Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı has entered quarantine for space travel.

The launching will occur on 18 Jan. 18, 01:11 Turkey time in Florida, United States and the astronauts will dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Jan, 19 13:15.

Gezeravcı will be part of the Axiom Space firm’s “Ax3” mission, “which is the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the ISS to access low-Earth orbit.”

Turkish astronaut will be accompanied by Spanish, Italian, and Swedish colleagues. His part of the mission was included to the Turkey’s “National Space Program” as well.

A commemorative stamp was designed by the Turkish Space Agency and Post and Telegraph Agency (PTT) for Turkey's first human spacefligh mission.

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