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ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday met with the first Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravci via video conference during a Cabinet meeting.
Gezeravci will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the “first manned space mission,” which is the first leg of the Trkiye’s National Space Program.
Speaking at the meeting, Erdogan said that Gezeravci would embark on a historic mission late Wednesday.
Erdogan stressed the significance of this mission, both as a scientific endeavor and as a source of inspiration for children and young people.
Erdogan 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,” Erdogan told Gezeravci and his team.
Gezeravci, for his part, said that he is currently in quarantine in Orlando, Florida, where they will carry out the activities of the “first manned space mission.”
“We co
nsider 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 Trkiye,” Turkish Industry and Technology Ministry released a statement issued by Erdogan after the Cabinet meeting.
Erdogan wished success to Gezeravci in his scientific studies on the International Space Station, according to the statement.
Source: Anadolu Agency