ISTANBUL: The Ax-3 space mission crew, including Trkiye’s first-ever space traveller Alper Gezeravci, entered the International Space Station (ISS) at 07.16 Eastern Standard Time (ET) (GMT1216) after the docking process on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported.
The mission was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre, Florida at 4.49 pm ET on Thursday (2149GMT) on a Falcon 9 rocket of private space exploration company SpaceX.
The Dragon capsule docked at the ISS at 05.42 am ET (1042GMT) on Saturday.
The four-person crew will conduct more than 30 scientific research during their 14-day duty on the ISS.
Source: Emirates News Agency
JENIN: A Palestinian teenager was killed tonight during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Araba, south of Jenin.
Citing medical sources, WAFA correspondent said that a 17-year-old teen, who was identified as Yamen Mohammed Husseti, died of critical gunfire wounds he sustained in the abdomen shortly after being shot by Israeli forces’ live bullet during confrontations that broke out in the town of Araba.
Confrontations reportedly broke out in the said area following a military incursion, during which forces fired live bullets heavily toward residents, shooting and injuring the 17-year-old youth.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli soldiers left the teenager bleeding on the ground and prevented ambulance access to the site. Forces reportedly opened fire on the ambulance to prevent it from approaching and withdrew from the area once they made sure the teen was dead.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA