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Türkiye's second astronaut set for suborbital mission

Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır has announced that the country's second astronaut, Tuva Cihangir Atasever, will embark on a suborbital research flight on June 8 from a U.S. facility.

Atasever was previously designated as the backup astronaut for the country's first astronaut, Alper Gezeravcı.

Historic launch pad back in service with thundering blastoff by SpaceX (PHOTOS)

SpaceX sent a cargo capsule with nearly 5,500 pounds of experiments and supplies on a three-day trip to the International Space Station on Sunday, firing the automated spaceship through low-hanging clouds and into orbit from the same launch pad where Apollo astronauts began voyages to the moon.