Türkiye's first space traveler to set off on Jan. 18

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Türkiye's first space traveler to set off on Jan. 18

STORY: Türkiye's first space traveler to set off on Jan. 18 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye's space mission staff (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of space facilities in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's first space traveler, Alper Gezeravci, will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on January 18 (local time) as part of Axiom Mission 3, Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir announced on Friday. "This historic mission will be a great source of inspiration for future generations as well as being an important milestone in Türkiye's space science studies," Kacir said on X, a social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Gezeravci will join Spanish, Italian, and Swedish astronauts on the mission organized by Axiom Space, an American privately funded space infrastructure developer. They will launch from the Kennedy Space C

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