The Turkish Space Agency (TUA) hosted the second Turkish astronaut at an event today. Tuva Cihangir AtaseverWhen will it be sent into space? explained. According to the statement, Atasever will pass away on June 8, 2024. VSS unit He will travel into space in his vehicle.

Tuva Cihangir Atasever’s space journey is comparable to Alper Gezeravcı’s space journey to the International Space Station (ISS). it will be different. Because this time a ‘suborbital research flight’ is being carried out. During this mission, VSS Unity will be 85-90 kilometers above the ground and microgravity conditions will last only 3 minutes. Atasever, in this 3 minute period Will perform 7 experiments.

Here are the experiments that will be conducted during Turkey’s second space voyage

NEST (vesicle analysis during suborbital flight)

Extracellular vesicles are communication vesicles that are expelled from the main wall of a cell and carry various biological molecules inside. Bilkent University As part of the YUVA experiment, researchers from the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) investigated the effects of the forces to which our astronaut will be exposed during his flight and the effect of the microgravity environment on the vesicles in his body. They will investigate the effects and they will reveal the changes in the vesicles in this process.

If, after analysis, it is determined that these vesicles contain information that allows adaptation in a non-gravity environment, transferred to healthy cells on the ground and the response of these cells will be investigated. So in the future it can be applied to astronauts before they go into space, in a zero-gravity environment. can help them get used to it faster The goal is to develop adaptive therapies.

MESSAGE

Long space travel and space colonization plans are important for astronauts to stay healthy. immune systems It makes it necessary for us to understand how he reacts. In this context; The MESSAGE Science Mission is designed to analyze astronaut immune system responses under microgravity and determine the effects of long-duration space missions. effects on health important to understand.

How astronauts’ immune systems change in microgravity conditions with MESSAGE as time spent in space increases How does it adapt?By answering these questions, the goal is to protect the health of astronauts and strengthen plans for space colonization. Üsküdar University The project developed by ISS is a continuation of the tests carried out within the ISS.

METABOLOOM

As part of the METABOLOM science mission, blood, urine and saliva samples to be collected from astronauts will be examined. molecular level It aims to reveal the effects of space conditions on human health through detailed analyzes (metabolomics and transcriptomics). All metabolic products and changes in the associated gene expressions that change under the influence of space conditions in the collected biological samples will be fully investigated.

Possible effects on the health of astronauts from the data obtained from this study understanding risk factors The goal is to provide new information. In addition, it is planned to create a molecular database for the benefit of experts for studies that will be carried out in our country in the coming years in the field of gravity physiology, aerospace medicine. first step will be taken. The Ankara University research is a continuation of the experiments conducted on the ISS.

MYELOID

Within the scope of the MIYELOID experiment, ultraviolet rays, changes in gravity, breathing air and the environment, all challenging factors revealed during the journey and stay in space, affected the immune system and blood production process of our astronauts . How does it affect will be investigated. Hacettepe University’s experiment will reveal important results for the whole world.

Changes in the myeloid type of the immune system specifically for blood cells will be examined, the changes in the properties and functions of these cells will be compared before and after flight, and conclusions will be drawn about the effect of space travel on many diseases related to the immune system, including cancer. will be introduced into the world scientific literature for the first time. In this way it becomes possible to take precautions to eliminate the negative effects of space travel on the immune system.

IvmeRad

IvmeRad is a smart and active portable ionizing radiation dosimeter. First of all by METU IVMER TÜBİTAK with the support IvmeRad was developed to directly detect how much ionizing radiation employees are exposed to in the radiology and cancer research departments of hospitals. Karadeniz University of Technology In conjunction with the Galactic 07 mission, it was revised and made suitable for space flight. IvmeRad, which will be launched into space in a specially designed flight suit, will measure the dose of ionizing radiation during all phases of the mission. These data obtained after the mission will be analyzed and contributed to the literature.

BEACON

Center for Space Medicine Research (CSMR) at Harvard Medical School and the Department of Aerospace Medicine at the University of Health Sciences in partnership In the context of the BEACON experiment to be carried out, the Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) method will be used for the first time to detect blood circulation and blood distribution in the prefrontal cortex region of the brain in all phases of a space flight. spinal fluid (CSF) dynamics will be investigated.

In this way one of the important risk factors for astronauts pressure change in the skull The effect of the spinal fluid on this phenomenon will be revealed by observation. In addition to brain activity, ECG data and analyzes of various biological samples will be used to analyze the effects of spaceflight. psychophysiological and its effects on the immune system will be analyzed.

UZİKAT

This test is carried out in collaboration with Axiom Space and TUA placed in a special box Two different insulin pens will be carried into space and the efficiency of dose transfer in this environment will be tested. Once microgravity conditions are reached, the doses of the insulin pens in the specially designed pouch in the flight suit are adjusted and the mechanism is activated. The drug doses transferred into collection containers will be measured after the flight using high-precision scales, and these insulin pens will be measured in space. dose delivery capacity is determined.

With this test, space stations will be built in orbit around the Earth in the coming years. persons with diabetes When he goes, a trial will first be done to determine the effectiveness of the treatment methods that can be applied.