Jan 20, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The rocket carrying Gezeravci was launched at 12:49 a.m. Turkish time (11:49 p.m. Greek time).
The launch
ceremony was watched by a large number of Turkish citizens. Many people,
including journalists and foreign guests, gathered at midnight near the
specially located planetarium in Kizilay Square in the capital Ankara.
Spectators were able to watch the launch from a specially installed screen in
the square.
Many people
also followed the ceremony in Istanbul's Taksim Square.
Planetariums
in custom large tents were built by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and
Technology. The entire journey of the Turkish astronaut to the International
Space Station can be followed by the space engineers and scientists working at
the ground station of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
(TÜBITAK), located in the Ankara area. The launch ceremony was also observed at
a number of scientific centres in Turkey (in Konya, Bursa, Antalya, Trabzon,
and Kayseri).
The
Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacir, and a delegation of
scientists arrived in the US to attend the ceremony.
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