Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced that ITU Vefa Team took first place in the 10,000-foot category at the Spaceport America Cup rocket competition in the United States (USA), in which 83 teams participated.
Kacır congratulated the ITU-Vefa team, which outperformed schools such as Princeton, Stanford and George Washington University.
#ProudTurkey ?????????Our rocket players became champions. ?????????
ITU Vefa team; At the Spaceport America Cup rocket competition in the USA, in which 152 teams from 20 countries participated, it took first place in the 10,000-foot category, in which 83 teams participated.
Princeton, Stanford, George Washington University… pic.twitter.com/yJGTcbe6bf
— Mehmet Fatih KACIR (@mfatihkacir) 23 June 2024
“Be proud, Türkiye”
Kacır shared the following statements on his social media account with the hashtag “Be Proud of Türkiye”:
“Our rocket players became champions.
ITU Vefa team; At the Spaceport America Cup rocket competition in the USA, in which 152 teams from 20 countries participated, it took first place in the 10,000-foot category, in which 83 teams participated.
“I wholeheartedly congratulate the ITU Vefa team for outperforming schools such as Princeton, Stanford and George Washington University.”

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