Second Turkish astronaut Tuva Jihangir Atasever will go into space on June 8

Turkey began the countdown to the second space flight in its history. Tuva Jihangir Atasever will go into space on June 8 from the cosmodrome in New Mexico, USA, on the spacecraft VSS Unity company Virgin Galactic.

Atanorth will conduct seven experiments in space: "Our goal in space flight is to conduct research in space to improve life on Earth. We are trying to find new solutions and develop new technologies to overcome the various health and technological challenges that people face, both in our country and around the world. The realization that there is an opportunity to contribute to the development of both my country and the world gives me great spiritual satisfaction".