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Türkiye’s 1st space traveler describes life in space with awe

"I am incredibly happy to be a part of this very valuable and important mission in which our country and government have put their will forward, and to be able to carry the dreams of our future generations beyond the sky and into the depths of space," Alper Gezeravcı said from the International Space Station (ISS) via video link while responding to questions of journalists sitting at the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) in Ankara on Sunday.

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Following a selection process worthy of this duty, he learned the requirements for an astronaut to carry out the country's first manned space mission. "I received all of the training. I adopted a new way of life tailored to this task, and from that point forward, I was completely channeled into it," he explained.