Can Turkey Challenge India's Moon Mission?
UAE is the World's first Muslim country that successfully completed its Moon Mission. Turkey's President Erdogan said that "Turkey is ready for 10 year Turkish Space programme." He also added that in the upcoming 2 years Turkey will land on moon's surface. Well it's a big statement from him. So will it effect India? If that happen what will Turkey's status as seen from Asia? Turkey's Plan Turkey founded its Space Agency in December 2018 after the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) made the project an election campaign promise earlier that year. The President said the first goal of the comprehensive programme was to make contract with the moon 2023, the centennial of the founding of the Turkish republic. Other missions include sending Turkish astronauts into space, building a Turkish spaceport, and developing sophisticated satellite and meteorology technology. Can Turkey beat India in Moon Mission? Well there is a possibility that Turkey can