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Alper Gezeravcı responds questions that Türkiye was curious about

The first Turkish astronaut, Alper Gezeravcı, responded to questions related to space from his social media account while aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Gezeravcı answered questions about how basic needs are met in space and provided information about the station.

Agencies and A News / Turkey
Published 21.01.2024 22:38
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Q: The rocket was 70 meters tall, the capsule is small; where is the rest? Gezeravcı: There is a three-stage ignition system. The first two stages, which contain a large amount of fuel and engines, separated shortly after the mission started. The first of these parts performed an automatic return, while the second was intentionally destroyed in a controlled manner. Only the capsule remained.
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