Turkey to launch space agency in three months


(MENAFN- Asia Times) (From Defense News)

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey will formally launch the Turkish Space Agency within the next three months.

The agency will be tasked with coordinating all of Turkey's space and aerospace programs and will be located in Kazan a township near Ankara.

A procurement official familiar with the effort said the space agency’s basic work will concentrate on satellite technology satellite launching systems space stations and deep space research.

Ankara has drafted a will for the Turkish Space Agency that will head to the cabinet for approval before being debated by Parliament. Read more


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