Turkey’s first-ever human space mission project has been successfully realized. In the past hours, Alper Gezeravcı was sent into space aboard a SpaceX spacecraft, bringing pride to Turkey. Of course, the first words of the astronaut in space have recently emerged. Here are Alper Gezeravcı’s first words in space!
The first words of the first Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı in space
In a YouTube video shared by Axiom Space under the name Ax-3 Mission, the first Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı’s words were featured. Gezeravcı began his speech in space by quoting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his famous words, “The future is in the skies.”
Note: The speech of the first Turkish astronaut begins after 12:42.
“For the first human space mission of Turkey, as the first Turkish person takes a step into space at this moment, I want to start this moment with the words of our great founder, Atatürk. The ingenious words of the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Atatürk: ‘The future is in the skies!'”
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The MESSAGE experiment developed by Üsküdar University aims to determine which immune cells will be directly affected by gravity in space missions.
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