
Galactic 01 is the first commercial space flight conducted by Virgin Galactic on 29 June 2023. This mission is regarded as a milestone in space research and marks the first suborbital research flight carried out in collaboration between the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council (CNR). The flight enabled the execution of 13 distinct scientific experiments—both crewed and autonomous—in microgravity conditions, making it a pioneering mission that bridges scientific research an
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Hikmet Can Urhan

Humanity has long sought a scientific answer to the same fundamental question: Is life confined only to Earth’s conditions, or can it originate under different environmental circumstances? One of the most compelling scientific responses to this question comes from the study titled “Effect of microgravity on mammalian embryo development evaluated at the International Space Station.” This article is not merely an experimental report; it also represents a conceptual threshold that challenges our fo
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Oksana Gülünay

An astronaut’s day in space is an experience that constantly reminds the human being of their belonging to Earth, while simultaneously pushing its boundaries outward into the depths of the universe. Living in orbit bears no resemblance to any routine on Earth. Here, there is no dawn brightening the horizon nor complete darkness of night. On the International Space Station (ISS), which orbits Earth at a speed of eight kilometers per second, astronauts witness a new sunrise approximately every nin
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Nursena Şahin

Galactic 01, 29 June 2023, was the first commercial spaceflight conducted by Virgin Galactic. This mission is regarded as a turning point in space research and marks the first suborbital research flight carried out in collaboration between the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council (CNR). The flight enabled the execution of 13 distinct scientific experiments—both crewed and autonomous—in microgravity conditions, making it a pioneering mission that bridged scientific research
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Hikmet Can Urhan

Galactic 01 was the first commercial spaceflight conducted by Virgin Galactic on June 29, 2023. This mission is considered a milestone in space research and holds the distinction of being the first suborbital research flight carried out in collaboration with the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council (CNR). The flight enabled the execution of 13 different research experiments both crewed and autonomous under microgravity conditions, making it a pioneering mission that combin
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Hikmet Can Urhan
LeLevitation refers to the ability of materials to remain suspended in air by counteracting place gravity and is one of the most intriguing topics in science science. While most people associate levitation with magic or science fiction films, we now know scientifically that this phenomenon is real. This form of levitation, known as Acoustics acoustic levitation, was significantly advanced in 2022 when engineers integrated it with robotic technologies to reach a much higher level of sophistication.
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Oksana Gülünay

If in 1961 you had been asked to board a narrow capsule strapped to the tip of a rocket with questionable safety, entrusted entirely to automated systems, would you have accepted? At a time when it was still unknown whether the human body could survive in space, undertaking this journey—whose return was far from guaranteed—required immense courage. Yet Yuri Gagarin answered this question without hesitation with a “yes,” and aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, he became the first human to enter space
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Nursena Şahin