Space program of Turkey

Space program of Turkey

The Türksat 5A satellite launching from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Program overview
Country	Turkey
Organization	Turkish Space Agency
Purpose	Furthering Turkey's interests in aerospace
Status	Ongoing
Program history
Cost	₺1.702 billion (2024)[1]
Duration	1993; 32 years ago (1993)–present
First crewed flight	Axiom Mission 3 (18 January 2024, 16:49 EST)[2]
Launch site(s)	Baikonur Cosmodrome Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Guiana Space Centre
Vehicle information
Launch vehicle(s)	Ariane 4 Falcon 9 Proton-M

The space program of Turkey is the space policy implemented by Turkey to further its interests in aerospace.^{[citation needed]} Turkey first began developing its space program in 1993, and it has been under the authority of the Turkish Space Agency since 2018. Turkey has launched several satellites,^{[not verified in body]} and its current objective is to send a lander to the Moon by 2026.^[3]