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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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Some vision problems and immune system weaknesses can occur as a result of the change in pressure in body fluids, though he has not personally experienced this, he said. "Both Turkish and foreign scientists are constantly researching to understand the effects of living in space on the body and to develop countermeasures against them, in fact, I am conducting some studies and collecting data here on the ISS to contribute to the work of Turkish scientists," he added.