session 3

Title

History of Türkiye and West Asia Contribution to Astronautics

type

oral

Description

This Session will focus on the history of Türkiye and the West-Asia in space, including topics on space programs, technical contributions, political influences and effects, space science activities, space architecture, and social and cultural influences. Contributions must address events that occurred at least 25 years ago.

Date

2026-10-09

Time

10:15

Room

Hall 29

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Mr. Karlheinz Rohrwild, Germany;

• Co-Chair: Dr. Otfrid G. Liepack, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States;

• Rapporteur: Mr. Philippe Cosyn, Independent scholar, Belgium;

• Rapporteur: Mr. Gurbir Singh, The British Interplanetary Society, United Kingdom;