The Minister of Industry and Technologies of Turkey Mehmet Fatikh Kajir said that he hopes for the positive results of technical control, which will be carried out as part of the postponed first Turkish manned flight into space. Expressing the hope that the launch will take place without further delays, he added: “Better late than never.”
The Minister, who was in the American state of Florida, to participate in the launch of the first Turkish astronaut of Alper Geezeravja, answered questions from the correspondent of the Anadolu agency (AA) on the air.
reminding that the launch was postponed about 7 hours before the start of the space travel of the first Turkish astronaut, he noted that this mission is very valuable from the point of view of the history of Turkish science.
“All Turkey is waiting for this event. This excitement shares the whole nation. This is a mission that our nation has been waiting for a very long time. Turkey will first carry out a manned space flight. We first send an astronaut under the national space program, about which our president declared the world community in 2021. We say: better late than never, ”he added.
reminding that on Wednesday he visited the Goseravji in quarantine, Kajir said that, according to his observations, the astronaut was very daring, decisive and ready for his historical mission.
“Despite the universal excitement, he is calm” – Kajir recalled that the first astronaut of Turkey for many years served in the Turkish Air Force as a pilot of a reactive aircraft.
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Kajir noted that when launching missiles, there is technical control, carried out in advance, as well as technical control, carried out until the launch. Admitting the possibility that weather conditions and technical control can lead to a delay in launch,
In the conclusion, the minister said: “We act taking into account one hundred percent security. There should be no slight risk. The rules on these issues in aviation and space are much stricter than in other areas. We hope that all technical inspections will be successfully completed, And the Alper Goseravja will fulfill its exciting mission in good health and successfully. “