The launch of Turkey's national space program, prepared within the scope of the "National Space Program Strategy and Roadmap Project" carried out in cooperation with the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) and TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE, was held on February 9, 2021. The National Space Program Strategy and Roadmap, which sets out Turkey's 10-year vision, strategy, goals and projects in the field of space, was shared with the public with the participation of President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN and Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa VARANK.
Turkey's goals in the field of space were announced with 10 items. These 10-item goals are,
- Moon Mission
- Unification of Satellite Production and Indigenous Satellite Development Program
- Regional Positioning and Timing System
- Access to Space and Spaceport
- Turkish Astronauts and Science Mission
- Technological Research on Space Weather
- Ground Observation and Tracking of Space Objects
- Development of Space Industry Ecosystem
- Space Awareness and Human Resources Development
- Space Technologies Development Zone
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