Turkey Plans Two Moon Probes As Part Of New Space Program

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Turkey will send a probe to make a hard landing on the Moon in 2023 as part of celebrations of the country’s centenary, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared. The moonshot is to be followed by a second probe planned to make a soft landing on the lunar surface in 2028. They are part of an...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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