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Turkiye`s astronaut of Azerbaijani origin completes his space mission

Turkey's astronaut of Azerbaijani origin, Tuva Cihangir Atasever, has successfully completed his mission in space.

According to the special correspondent of AZERTAC, who was dispatched to New Mexico, the flight started at 18:30 Baku time (08:30 local time) and lasted for one hour and twenty minutes. Approximately 40 minutes into the flight, the space capsule carrying the astronauts separated from the launch vehicle. During the next 15 minutes, scientific experiments were conducted. Subsequently, the space capsule and then the launch vehicle made successful landings back on Earth.