SpaceX Launched Axiom Space’s Ax-3 Mission; Launched 1st Turkish Astronaut to Space

Current Context: SpaceX launched Axiom Space’s Ax-3 Mission on Thursday, January 18. The Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• After stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• The Dragon spacecraft is expected to autonomously dock with the International Space Station on Saturday, January 20.
• The crew for this mission includes Commander Michael López-Alegría, Pilot Walter Villadei of Italy, Mission Specialist Alper Gezeravcı of Turkey, and ESA (European Space Agency) project astronaut Marcus Wandt of Sweden.
• This mission is significant as it includes the first Turkish astronaut, Alper Gezeravcı.
• Gezeravcı, a former fighter pilot in the Turkish Air Force with 15 years of flying experience, is part of this mission.

Question:

Q.1 Who is the first Turkish astronaut in the Ax-3 Mission?
a. Michael López-Alegría
b. Walter Villadei
c. Marcus Wandt
d. Alper Gezeravcı