The Minister of Industry and Technology announced that Turkey’s first manned space mission has been postponed. He cited the contribution of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Ax3 mission, which will also include Turkey’s first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı, has been postponed to January 17, 2024 due to adverse weather conditions and the change in SpaceX plans. The NASA post noted: “The NASA, Axiom and SpaceX teams do not intend to launch the Axiom-3 mission from Kennedy Space Center until Wednesday, January 17, due to recent adverse weather conditions and changes to SpaceX’s launch schedule . “