Türkiye’s second astronaut is set to honor the Turkish and the Azerbaijani flags during his upcoming space mission on June 8, according to Anadolu Agency.
Speaking about the mission, Tuva Cihangir Atasever said: “During the flight, the Azerbaijani flag will be right next to the Turkish flag on my chest.”
“Just as the flags of these two countries are side by side on Earth, and as these two nations stand shoulder to shoulder, they will also be side by side during my space journey,” he said during an interview with Anadolu.
The Turkish Space Science Mission Suborbital Research Flight, set for June 8, is an educational component of the Ax-3 mission, which commenced in Houston, US, in April 2023 and will continue in the International Space Station.
Atasever emphasized that the space flight would be conducted without incurring additional costs. He added that Türkiye’s Industry and Technology Ministry, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye, and the Turkish Space Agency have transformed this educational step into a scientific mission.
They selected seven different scientific experiments and have been working for months on integrating these into the flight. Atasever hopes the experiments will significantly contribute to Türkiye’s space research and studies.
