Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom-3 (Ax-3) crew.
The Dragon capsule is carrying the multinational Ax-3 team, consisting of Turkish, Spanish-American, Italian, and Swedish members. The moment of docking was broadcast live on the Axiom Space website.
Following a space journey lasting approximately 36 hours, the Ax-3 team reached the ISS at around 05:42 local time in the US (13:42 Turkish time). Upon arriving at the ISS, the Ax-3 team will be welcomed by the astronauts and cosmonauts of Expedition 70, which began on September 27, 2023.
News Source : AA
