Published January 18,2024
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Türkiye‘s first crewed house journey “will be a milestone for the work we are doing in the Space Homeland and will carry out in the future,” the Turkish communications director mentioned on Thursday.
“We take pride in experiencing the effort-filled story of the Türkiye Century reaching into space, realizing another dream that has been anticipated for years to come true,” Fahrettin Altun mentioned on X concerning the historic mission, which is because of take off from the US state of Florida inside hours.
“Türkiye is witnessing a historic moment,” he added.
On the Turkish Air Force pilot going into house on the mission, Altun mentioned: “I extend my best wishes for success to our country’s first astronaut, Alper Gezeravcı, who has undertaken this invaluable mission in the field of science and space exploration.”
He added: “This journey, coordinated under the leadership of our President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and in cooperation with our Ministry of Industry and Technology and the Presidency of the Turkish Space Agency, holds great significance in the realms of science and space exploration.”
Earlier Thursday, non-public house exploration agency SpaceX mentioned on X: “All systems are looking good for today’s launch of Ax-3. Liftoff is targeted for 4:49 p.m. ET (2149GMT), and weather is 80% favorable for liftoff.” The liftoff time in Türkiye is Friday at 12.49 a.m.
Source: www.anews.com.tr