Turkish Space Agency announced that Alper Gezeravcı, who will be the first Turk to go into space, has completed his training. Gezeravcı will be officially launched on January 9, if nothing goes wrong.
It was announced about 3 years ago that a Turk would go into space for the first time within the scope of the National Space Program, which was announced on February 9, 2021. The name in question Alper Gezeravcı We had the opportunity to learn that it would happen in the past weeks. With its latest post, Turkish Space Agency announced that the mission in question has now reached its final stage.
According to the statement made by TUA, Alper Gezeravcı, Turkey’s first astronaut, AX-3 He successfully completed his training together with other personnel of the space mission. We can now start counting the days until Gezeravcı will be launched into space and will complete the previously announced space missions within the days it will stay there.
The statement made by TUA is as follows:
How ready are we for excitement? The countdown has begun for Turkey’s first manned space mission! Our astronaut Alper GEZERAVCI and the crew members of the AX-3 mission successfully completed their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft training.
When will Alper Gezeravcı, who will be the first Turk in space, be launched?
There are only 10 days left until Alper Gezeravcı is launched into space with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. According to the statement on the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Gezeravcı, January 9, 2024 It will be launched on and will be the first Turk to serve on the International Space Station (ISS) and to go into space. The statement shared on the subject is as follows:
“The date of Turkey’s first manned space mission has been determined. The mission will take place on January 9, 2024. The first Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı will take part in the mission together with Spanish, Italian and Swedish astronauts.
“As part of Turkey’s First Manned Space Mission, Alper Gezeravcı will stay at the International Space Station for 14 days after the launch in January and will carry out 13 different scientific experiments.”