Ax-3 space mission crew enters International Space Station
Crew, including Türkiye's first-ever space traveler Alper Gezeravci, to conduct scientific research during 14-day period
By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Ax-3 space mission crew entered the International Space Station (ISS) at 07.16 Eastern Standard Time (ET) (GMT1216) after the docking process on Saturday.
The mission was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida at 4.49 p.m. ET on Thursday (2149GMT) on a Falcon 9 rocket of private space exploration company SpaceX.
The Dragon capsule, carrying the crew including Türkiye's first-ever space traveler Alper Gezeravci, docked at the ISS at 05.42 a.m. ET (1042GMT) on Saturday.
The four-person crew will conduct more than 30 scientific researches during their 14-day duty on the ISS.
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