Turkey eyes to send astronauts into space
By Trend
One of the goals of Turkey is to send astronauts into space, and this task is planned to be realized after the country creates a national space agency, a source in the Turkish government told Trend May 22.
The source stated that currently work is underway to create a national space agency. "The creation of the national space agency in Turkey is one of the most important priorities for the Turkish government."
Turkey will allocate $6 billion for creation of the national space agency, scheduled for 2023.
The project to create the space agency is the second biggest undertaking in Turkey after the construction of a shipping channel in Istanbul.
The national space agency will have a territory of 500 hectares, with 100 hectares planned for the construction of a special center for development of space technologies. The agency's headquarters will be located in Ankara.
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