Today, the first Turkish astronaut will fly to the International Space Station

Turkey's first cosmonaut Alper Gezeravzy will leave for the International Space Station on January 18, the national portal "Adyrna" reports. A rocket with a crew of 4 will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) is scheduled to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday, January 18 at 4:49 p.m. local time. It is 3:59 tonight in Astana time. Astronauts from Italy, Turkey and Sweden will also be on board the liner. At the ISS, they conduct a number of scientific experiments in the fields of biology, medicine and genetics.