The Turkish Space Agency (TUA) shared the route of the spacecraft that will be used in the first lunar mission and will eventually reach the Moon. The purpose of the mission was also reminded once again.
While preparations continue for the first lunar mission to take place within the scope of Turkey’s National Space Program, announced in February 2021, the Turkish Space Agency has recently The propulsion system of the domestic rocket that will make a hard landing on the moon had shared. While the mission is aimed to be realized in 2023, a new post came from TUA today.
In its new post on social media, TUA stated that Turkey will reach the Moon for the first time. The route of the vehicle to be used in the AYAP-1 mission. shared. The sharing also included the stages that the spacecraft will go through after taking off from Earth. The route shared by TUA was as follows:
The route to be followed by the spacecraft to be launched in the AYAP-1 mission:
What is the purpose of the AYAP-1 mission?
Lunar missions covering the years 2023 – 2028 will be carried out and named within the framework of the Lunar Research Program (AYAP). The first of these missions, AYAP-1, will be carried out with instruments such as high-resolution cameras and radiation meters in the lunar orbit of the spacecraft to be sent. will cover information gathering. After this phase, which will last for 3 months, the spacecraft will make a hard landing on the Moon.
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