Published January 17,2024
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday met with the primary Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı by way of video convention throughout a Cabinet assembly.
Gezeravcı can be despatched to the International Space Station (ISS) as a part of the “first manned space mission,” which is the primary leg of the Türkiye’s National Space Program.
Speaking on the assembly, Erdoğan stated that Gezeravcı would embark on a historic mission late Wednesday.
Erdoğan careworn the importance of this mission, each as a scientific endeavor and as a supply of inspiration for youngsters and younger folks.
Erdoğan expressed hope that “this mission would be a new beginning,” saying: “We will continue this mission. We will always aim higher.”
“We are grateful to you for opening the curtain that limits our dreams for future generations,” Erdoğan advised Gezeravcı and his staff.
Gezeravcı, for his half, stated that he’s at present in quarantine in Orlando, Florida, the place they’ll perform the actions of the “first manned space mission.”
“We consider our first Turkish astronaut, who we will send into space tomorrow night at 01:11 a.m. (2211GMT), as a new symbol of a growing, strengthening, and assertive Türkiye,” Turkish Industry and Technology Ministry launched an announcement issued by Erdoğan after the Cabinet assembly.
Erdoğan wished success to Gezeravcı in his scientific research on the International Space Station, in response to the assertion.
Source: www.anews.com.tr