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Turkish astronaut investigating microalgae in space

Turkish astronaut investigating microalgae in space

Published January 25,2024


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Continuing his mission on the International Space Station, the primary Turkish house traveler, Alper Gezeravcı, on Thursday is finishing up a scientific experiment specializing in microalgae, the Turkish Space Agency introduced.

In the Algalspace experiment, developed by Istanbul’s Yıldız Technical University, the expansion information of Antarctic and temperate microalgae in house might be in contrast, and a research on the usage of polar algae in house might be carried out for the primary time. In house, algae might be investigated to be used in oxygen regeneration from carbon dioxide, extra meals provide, water enchancment, and life assist.

The Ax-3 mission, with fighter pilot Gezeravcı on board, launched late final week from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket of personal house firm SpaceX, and later docked with the International Space Station, in orbit above Earth.

The four-person workforce will do greater than 30 scientific experiments throughout their two-week keep, with Gezeravcı chargeable for 13 of them, or practically half.

Source: www.anews.com.tr