Q: The rocket was 70 meters tall, the capsule is small; where is the rest?
Gezeravcı: There is a three-stage ignition system. The first two stages, which contain a large amount of fuel and engines, separated shortly after the mission started. The first of these parts performed an automatic return, while the second was intentionally destroyed in a controlled manner. Only the capsule remained.
Q: How does having 16 nights and 16 days in a day work?
Gezeravcı: Due to the speed of the ISS, the Earth completes a full rotation every 90 minutes. Consequently, regions experiencing both night and day are passed over approximately every one and a half hours. About 16 orbits are completed in 24 hours.
Q: How many people are currently on the ISS, and how long are they staying?
Gezeravcı: Currently, there are a total of 11 people, including Alper Gezeravcı, on the ISS. The 7 astronauts, excluding the Axiom 3 astronauts, stay there for 6 months before returning.
Q: How is the ISS?
Gezeravcı: On my page, there is a video, and it's like a giant laboratory. It is located 400 kilometers above Earth and moves at a speed of 28,000 kilometers per hour. Constructed in space by 16 countries, it weighs approximately 450 tons, and continuous additions are made to it. With a cost exceeding 150 billion dollars, the facility is approximately the size of a football field.
Q: What do they do on the ISS?
Gezeravcı: Experimentation and observation.
