NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson said, "Space is a national priority for Turkey, and with the signing of the Artemis Accords, it has clearly become a national priority for Turkey under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. So we look forward to this partnership and see where it goes from here."
Pointing out that Türkiye signed the Artemis Agreements, Matt Anderson, Deputy Director of the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), said, "Space is a national priority for Turkey, and with the signing of the Artemis Agreements, it has clearly become a national priority for Turkey under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Therefore, we are looking forward to this partnership and will see where it goes from here." he said.
The 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), is being held at Antalya NEST Congress Center, under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and hosted by the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) and SAHA Istanbul.
NASA Vice President Anderson, in his evaluation to the AA correspondent within the scope of the congress, said that America is currently a leader in all three areas of space, regarding the announcement that the USA had placed weapons in space last month.
"The way we look at it is to separate NASA's peaceful exploration of space from the national security side of space (the U.S. Space Force and Space Command). So that's an important distinction that we at NASA look at and like to partner with other government agencies," Anderson said. he said.
"WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS TO ANNOUNCE SOON"
Referring to the possibility of China landing on the Moon before the USA, Anderson reminded that they won the space race in the 1960s and 1970s.
Anderson said, "'Space Race 2.0', which I currently see as the civilian space race, is a little closer than we would like, but we will be competitive and we have exciting news to announce very soon. This race for us is focused on scientific discovery. It is very different from what we did during the Apollo era in the 1960s. During the Artemis era, we go to stay on the Moon, build a permanent presence, establish a Moon-based base and learn more about the surface. Ultimately, what we call the 'Third Space Race' is to Mars and beyond." is to move forward." he said.
"SPACE IS A NATIONAL PRIORITY FOR Türkiye"
Regarding the termination of the International Space Station (ISS), Matt Anderson stated that they are proud of their almost 26 years of uninterrupted existence in Low Earth Orbit.
"When the time comes for the ISS to end its life, we have already contracted with a company to de-orbit the ISS to Earth in a very responsible manner," Anderson said. he said.
Pointing to the issue of whether to give autonomy to artificial intelligence in space, Anderson said that it should not be worried about this.
Anderson said, "US President Donald Trump has just gathered the best experts on superintelligence from around the world to talk about this very issue. I am confident that under US leadership, in the right hands, this will be managed very well." he said.
Drawing attention to Türkiye's role in the growing international space community and the possibility of partnership with NASA, Anderson said that he is really excited for Türkiye's future in the space community.
"Türkiye CAN HELP BUILD OUR MOON BASE"
Anderson concluded his words by pointing out that Türkiye had just signed the Artemis Agreements:
"We currently have 76 countries included in the Artemis Accords. However, Turkey, together with all the other members of the agreement, can stand up with us and help build our Moon base. This can help Türkiye's engineers, scientists and maybe even astronauts and all the technologies that can contribute to the establishment of the Moon base by all members of the Artemis Accords. Space is a national priority for Turkey and with the signing of the Artemis Accords it is clearly a national priority for Turkey under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become.
“So we look forward to this partnership and see where it goes from here.”
