Türkiye's 1st space traveler set to take off in January

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Türkiye's 1st space traveler set to take off in January

STORY: Türkiye's 1st space traveler set to take off in January SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Col. Alper Gezeravci (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's first space traveler is set to blast off into orbit on Jan. 9 of the next year, a Turkish official announced on Thursday. "Starting on Jan. 9, Col. Alper Gezeravci will take part in a space mission with Spanish, Italian, and Swedish astronauts," Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir said on X, formerly known as Twitter. As part of Türkiye's first manned space mission, Gezeravci will stay at the International Space Station for 14 days and carry out 13 different scientific experiments. This mission, organized by Axiom Space, an American privately funded space infrastructure developer, will take a Turkish citizen to the International Space Station for the first time, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported earlier. In add

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