Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı said that the time he spent on the International Space Station (ISS), where he conducted scientific experiments, gave him experience in a field he could never have imagined.
Gezeravcı stated that he has resumed military flights within the Air Force Command and is continuing his activities at the Turkish Space Agency (TUA). He said that he has recently been intensively participating in conferences and sharing his experiences with young people.
Using this inspiring story, Gezeravcı emphasized that it is important for young people to know that they can demonstrate their potential in any field that reflects the strong will of the state.
Gezeravcı stated that young people are most interested in the details of life in space: “There are archives in open sources in this field, but they are very happy to get the answer directly from a Turkish person who speaks their own language and comes from their own ranks.”
Gezeravcı said it was extremely gratifying to see that on this path taken with the vision of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, primary school children now also have room in their dreams.
Gezeravcı stated that the question that surprised him the most during this process came from a seven-year-old child: “I was very surprised when he asked what the difference was between the 'G' force in airplanes and the 'G' force in airplanes.” While we expected this question from a much older age group, it came from a 7-year-old brother.” “We heard it,” he said.
“We were not a space-alien nation”
Reminding that the National Space Program was set in 2021 after the establishment of TUA in 2018, Gezeravcı said that the first of the ten goals set was realized by its deployment to the ISS.
Gezeravcı said that planning and preparations for the remaining nine targets would continue.
Gezeravcı, who stated that developments regarding three of these targets will be announced very soon, continued his words as follows:
“Turkey is a country that has already gained experience in the field of satellites with various cooperations over the last 30 years. Based on the experience we gained in the past with BILSAT, RASAT, GÖKTÜRK and İMECE satellites, our Türksat6A satellite was created.” With domestic and national resources, the launch will take place in the week of July 8. This is what makes us work in this field. “This makes us the 11th country. This is not empty confidence. We were not a nation.” “We are a country that takes quick steps in the areas where we lack. We are determined to get what we deserve in the future.”
“The process in the moon project continues uninterrupted”
Gezeravcı also reminded that there is a project to reach the moon within the scope of the program and stated that they want to touch the lunar surface, start scientific studies there and participate in the activities there.
Pointing out that Turkey already has the capacity to reach the moon, Gezeravcı said, “We are trying to speed up the preparations in a way that will advance the very future goals. At this point, the process is going on uninterrupted. You will learn about the developments and details in the coming period.”
Gezeravcı stated that activities in the space field have so far always been carried out using the resources of other countries and that they now want to carry out launch operations at other locations within the country's territory or under Turkey's control.
Pointing out that high levels of technology can be achieved in both space and defense, Gezeravcı stated that the hybrid engines of the vehicle built within the scope of the Moon Project could be produced domestically and domestically.
Gezeravcı pointed out that Turkish space engineers working in the defense and space sectors in the US decided to return to Turkey with the courage they gained from this inspiring story.
“Our range of experiments will increase significantly in the future.”
Gezeravcı also said that the 13 experiments he conducted on the ISS and the experiments he will conduct during Tuva Cihangir Atasever's suborbital research flight on June 8 are connected.
Gezeravcı stated that three of Atasever's experiments were a continuation of his experiments in the field of human health and explained that they were the second step of the experiments in the field of human health.
Gezeravcı stated that the analysis and analysis processes of his own experiments would continue and said:
“In the near future, our scientists will complete the analysis studies of the experiments we conducted in space and share their results with our people at an international conference after bringing them to a level where they can be transferred to the academic community and publications. In the coming period, Japan and China, as well as the USA, will build stations in space. Thanks to our partnerships, the experiments here will be transformed into continuous activities. This will increase our variety of experiments even more in the future.”
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