It is a matter of serious curiosity who will be the first Turk to go to space, what kind of training he will send to space and return.

It seems that in November we will reap the benefits of recent months, where we have seen the clearest statements on the subject.

According to the statements of TUA President Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım, we still have a month to learn about the people who will be going, one of whom will be the main and the other who will be the deputies:

We came together as part of Teknofest, which was previously held in Samsun. TUBITAK Space Institute DirectorAccording to Webtekno’s statements, this person had to be proficient in his field, but the condition of being a scientist was not sought. In addition, according to the statements of TUA President Yıldırım, this person has 1 backup.

6 months of training is conducted in the US:

The long and exhausting training processes of the astronauts going into space will be a program in which the first Turk to go to space will be included. After 6 months of astronaut training A clearer date and program details may be announced for the first Turk’s space journey.

While we eagerly await the announcement that TUA will make in November, we would like to remind you that only 300 people have met the conditions for this trip, for which 30 thousand people have applied so far.

The conditions in the application phase were as follows:

• To be born after May 23, 1977
• Be at least 149.5cm tall and no more than 190.5cm tall
• A minimum weight of 43 kg and a maximum of 110 kg
• meet the English proficiency requirement
• Be a graduate of one of the faculties of Engineering, Science/Basic Sciences, Education and Medicine in the field of Sciences
• To meet established health criteria