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Turkish astronaut says Crescent and Star flag propelled him into Earth orbit

Asked late Tuesday to show what special items from Türkiye he had chosen to take with him into orbit, Alper Gezeravcı proudly pointed to a Crescent and Star Turkish flag flying behind him on International Space Station and said: "My flag brought me!"

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During their two-week stay, the four-person team will do more than 30 scientific experiments, with Gezeravcı responsible for 13 of them, or nearly half.