Turkish Air Force pilot Alper Gezeravci is selected as the country's first space traveler and expected to begin the mission at the end of 2023.
Türkiye established the Turkish Space Agency in 2018 and announced its space program in 2019, as well as a crewed space mission. / Photo: AA Archive
Türkiye's first would-be space traveler has said his mission is a story that can be owned and be proud of by everyone. Speaking to Anadolu at the country's premier technology and aerospace event, Teknofest, Alper Gezeravci said that his 14-day mission to low-Earth orbit will include scientific experiments.
Training began in the US in 2023 and continues, including training in Japan and Germany, he told Anadolu."My limit of dreams was the sky, the sky that I could see with my bare eyes and aircraft, so that's the moments of the next journey," he said."Now, the path to the space is open, and our little friends, young generations, are up to carry out their dreams all the way into deep space.
Türkiye selected Gezeravci and Tuva Cihangir Atasever as the country's first space travelers in Teknofest's Istanbul edition in 2023.
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