In recent days in Turkey to discuss the space research and space travel 64 years ago Did you know that the missile tests done? Established at the initiative of a group of high school students in Bandırma in 1957. Turkey's first missile club, throwing a missile at the first trial carried out in 1959, but were able to fly up to 40 meters in height. One of the architects of the first missile that fell into the sea after flying 40 meters, Artuğ Sayıner, who is 80 years old today, said that his passion for science never ends. Although threw their missiles into space or not, explaining that the sea falling dreams and hopes with missiles and voicing half-century dreams Artuğ Sayıner, it was stated that the basis of the space activities in Turkey work.
entering the age of 80 in 2021 Artuğ Sayıner, a group dreams of high school student, hopes and science that passion has been depleted, a small room at the beginning missile and rocket experiments, Turkey was the trial's first missile, he said.
The General Staff of the period also supported the dreams of a group of students established under the name of Bandırma Missile Club and provided materials. Artuğ Sayıner said that although we received some support at first, the support ended completely, and if the support given and the trust in us continued, we could have been successful in our work. Artuğ Sayıner telling that they have done more than 50 trials, we were successful in most of them, but our club disintegrated over time because we could not get enough support, and each of our friends started to work in other fields, he explained his hopes and his unfinished love for space and his passion for science.
