Turkey's first astronaut flies into space
The first Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravci took off together with the crew of AX-3 (Axion Mission 3) to the International Space Station from Kennedy Base in the state of Florida, USA. The missile was launched at 00:49 Turkish time on January 19.
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Editing by Miglena Ivanova
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