12 TO 15 DIFFERENT TASKS A DAY
Gezeravcı said his life on the ISS is meticulously planned by a team of experts. Each day begins with a conference at mission control, where he performs 12 to 15 tasks of varying lengths and content. These tasks include scientific experiments from other countries, monitoring of observation points around the world, and responsibilities of "making different broadcast connections such as the connections we make with you, performing our health tests, and taking medical samples.
"In this limited time, I have many scientific experiments and studies to conduct for Turkish scientists, I have to use my time very well and complete all planned activities as we have been preparing for months," he added.
GEZERAVCI MISSES TURKISH CUISINE IN SPACE
Gezeravcı emphasized that with the arrival of him and his crew, for the first time in the 25-year history of the ISS, space travelers from so many different countries were on the orbiting station at the same time.
"Currently, we have space travelers from seven countries with nine different nationalities working together, and we do some activities together, for instance, we conduct our experiments alone, but we work together and help each other in some of the video and photo shoots that we send back to Earth. We also get together for meals when we are not working on our planned activities," he said.
In terms of meals, Gezeravcı said their dietary routine is the same as it was on Earth, and that they chose what they wanted to eat and drink when they arrived at the orbiting station while in the US in April.
"The main criteria for determining food and beverages were to meet the daily calorie target and to eat healthy," he said.
"The food and beverages we specified were prepared for the duration of our stay on the station and packaged to be transported as cargo before launch, and even before we arrived at the space station, our food was already transported. All these special foods were protected in vacuum packaging during production, so that they remain fresh for long periods, though I still miss the Turkish cuisine," he added.
The press conference was also attended by Turkish Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology Ahmet Yozgatlıgil and TUA President Yusuf Kıraç.
