Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said that the candidates who will go to space have been determined and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will announce it soon.
Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said that the candidates who will go to space have been determined and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will announce it soon.
36 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED
Candidates who will go to the International Space Station (ISS) and become the first Turkish space travelers and scientists have submitted their applications until 20:23 on June 30, 2022, onuzuna.gov.tr. The number of applications for space travel was recently announced by the President of the Turkish Space Agency (TUA), Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım. According to this; The site was clicked on by 5 million people. 36 thousand people have registered and 460 can be taken into space.
WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA REQUESTED OF CANDIDATES?
Within the scope of the project, two space traveler candidates will be determined. One of the candidates will be sent to the ISS to carry out Turkey’s first manned space mission.
Among the conditions sought in the Turkish space traveler; To be born after 23 May 1977, to have graduated from one of the faculties of engineering, science / basic sciences, education and medicine in the field of engineering, which provides at least 4 years of undergraduate education in higher education institutions, to have a very good command of English – understand, speak and write stands out.
TO WORK FOR 10 YEARS
In addition, the applicant must be between 149.5 and 190.5 centimeters tall and weigh between 43 and 110 kg. Applicants who pass the first stage will be asked for additional information, documents, verification, tests, examinations, and examinations in order to pass the next evaluations. Candidates to be called for an interview will be determined after the detailed testing process. Candidates will be employed within TUA or TUBITAK and will serve for 10 years.
