The journey of Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı has begun
Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı and the Axiom-3 crew have departed from the International Space Station (ISS).
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The Axiom-3 (Ax-3) crew, which includes Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı, has departed from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Dragon capsule.
Axiom Space broadcast the departure of the Ax-3 crew from the ISS live. The return journey is expected to take approximately 48 hours.
The Dragon capsule carrying the Ax-3 crew was successfully launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 18 at 16:49 local time (January 19, 00:49 Turkish time). After a journey of approximately 36 hours, the Ax-3 crew reached the International Space Station on January 20.
However, the departure of the Ax-3 crew from the ISS had been postponed 3 times due to unfavorable weather conditions in the splashdown zone.