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Turkey successfully tests hybrid rocket engine for Moon mission

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As previously reported by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a hard landing on the Moon should be carried out by the 100th anniversary of the republic, which will be celebrated at the end of 2023

ANKARA, April 11. /TASS/. Turkey has successfully tested a hybrid engine for a rocket that will be used in a mission to the moon. This was announced on Sunday by the Minister of Industry and Technology of Turkey Mustafa Varank.

"Our preparations for the hard landing, the first phase of the lunar mission under the national space program, continue. The propulsion system of the FireSonda rocket (SORS) and the RocketHibrit rocket engine have been successfully tested, " the minister wrote on his Twitter page.

In early February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented to the public plans for the development of the national space program, it provides for sending a rocket in 2023, which will reach the surface of the Moon. According to the Turkish leader, a hard landing on the Moon should be carried out by the 100th anniversary of the republic, which will be celebrated at the end of 2023.

Earlier, Varank reported that the Turkish company Delta V is developing its own hybrid rocket, which will be involved in a mission to the moon.

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