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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: Why did the journey take 36 hours? Isn't that a long duration? Gezeravcı: The destination, the ISS, is at an altitude of 400 kilometers, moving at a speed of 28,000 kilometers per hour. When the rocket was launched, it had already reached an altitude of 200 kilometers in the tenth minute. However, reaching the same point as the ISS, equalizing their speeds, and doing this in a single trip takes 36 hours with current technology, as the ISS changes its position at a speed of 500 kilometers per minute.
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