Türkiye having 2 astronauts exciting prospect, moonwalker says during Türkiye visit

BURSA, TÜRKİYE - OCTOBER 5: Türkiye having two astronauts, one of which will go to space soon, is an exciting development, said a NASA astronaut who will pilot the Artemis II mission and go to the Moon.Alongside Victor Glover, Rusty Schweickart, who carried out a similar duty with the Apollo 9 mission in 1969, came to Türkiye and the moonwalkers talked about their experiences in space.- Artemis II missionGlover stated that they have been training for Artemis II for several months, learned about the Orion spacecraft and the launch system, and will start simulations soon and have met with companies related to the mission, officials from NASA and the European Space Agency.- "It is exciting for Türkiye to have 2 astronauts"Glover also stated that the event organized by ASE and hosted by GUHEM was special and that the conference is held in different countries every year, adding that it was his first time visiting Türkiye and that it was very special for the conference to be here.Schweickart pointed out that GUHEM is one of the best aviation and space museums in the world.Glover emphasized that GUHEM was very impressive and that they stated that trying sample space-related mechanisms was a great experience for children.Noting that this is a real learning method and inspiring, Glover added that he was very happy to be able to see GUHEM.(Footage by Semih Kir /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)