Turkey's First Manned Space Mission Signed

Signatures were signed with Axiom Space in Paris, the capital of France, for Turkey's first manned space mission. Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank announced the important development from his social media account. Minister Varank said, “We have signed a historical agreement for the first manned space mission that we will carry out in the 100th anniversary of our Republic. We will cooperate with Axiom Space for the training and flight service of the Turkish space traveler whose selection process is ongoing. With the National Space Program, dreams turn into pride.” said.

Axiom Space will provide training and flight services to Turkey as part of Turkey's efforts to expand its space exploration capabilities and establish a national manned space program. The company will also enable the Turkish space traveler to conduct scientific research in a gravity-free environment.

Signatures were signed between TÜBİTAK UZAY and Axiom Space at the International Space Congress held in France.

At the signing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, AK Party Ankara Deputy Zeynep Yıldız, CEO of Axiom Space Michael Suffredini, Turkish Space Agency (TUA) President Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım, TÜBİTAK UZAY Institute Director Mesut Gökten and DeltaV Space General Manager Arif Karabeyoğlu was present.

EVALUATION PROCESS CONTINUES FOR EXPERIMENTS

The candidate selection process in the Turkish Space Traveler project, which was initiated within the scope of the National Space Program prepared by TUA, continues under the technical direction of TÜBİTAK UZAY.

Experiment proposals from universities and research institutions for research to be carried out in a zero-gravity environment in Earth orbit are currently being evaluated by a technical committee.

ACTIVITIES OF AXIOM SPACE

Axiom Space is known as the only full-service orbital mission provider in the commercial space industry to conduct end-to-end crewed missions. Axiom's range of services includes training and flying space travelers, access to training facilitators and instructors, equipment and safety certification, and operational management in orbit. To prepare to live and work in space, aspiring space travelers must complete Axiom's months-long training curriculum.

Meanwhile, Axiom Space made agreements for manned missions with Italy, Hungary and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) besides Turkey at the congress in France.