Turkey's first astronaut returned to Earth
The Axiom-3 (Ax-3) crew, including Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravci, returned to Earth in the Dragon spacecraft capsule .
The Axiom-3 (Ax-3) crew of the Dragon spacecraft capsule, including Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravci , has separated from the International Space Station and returned to Earth after a 48-hour flight .
The Dragon capsule's return to Earth was delayed three times due to adverse weather conditions.
Four astronauts were launched into space on January 19 at 12:49 a.m. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, using SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft Falcon-9 rocket.
The Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station at 1:40 p.m. on January 20, completing an approximately 36-hour space journey.
Alper Gezeravji conducted 13 experiments on the International Space Station according to his program.
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