TR Space Space Programs

Oublious · Apr 11, 2021

The second engine could be used for missiles

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Combat-Master · Apr 11, 2021

Bogeyman said:
Negative version of the picture

Holy LSD batman LMAO..

Combat-Master · Apr 11, 2021

Great Success

Fuzuli NL · Apr 11, 2021

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Cabatli_TR · Apr 11, 2021

DeltaV 635mm SORS hybrid rocket engine burnt 50 seconds with target thrust ratio.
A smaller rocket engine that is going to be used on moon mission was also tested.
A SORS sounding rocket will be launched in May.

T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı

Milli Teknoloji, Güçlü Sanayi

www.sanayi.gov.tr

Zafer · Apr 11, 2021

Cabatli_53 said:
DeltaV 635mm SORS hybrid rocket engine burnt 50 seconds with target thrust ratio.

A smaller rocket engine that is going to be used on moon mission was also tested.

A SORS sounding rocket will be launched in May.

T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı

Milli Teknoloji, Güçlü Sanayi

www.sanayi.gov.tr

Weren't we expecting the SORS in June, nice surprise.

what · Apr 14, 2021

Somewhat related:

Billionaire-owned Sierra Nevada Corp. creating new space company to bet on a low-Earth orbit economy

Privately held Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is creating Sierra Space, an independent commercial space company.
Sparks, Nevada-based Sierra is 100% owned by husband and wife team, Fatih and Eren Ozmen, Turkish immigrants-turned-billionaires.
“We envision a vibrant low-Earth orbit economy with fleets of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, a commercial space station, expandable LIFE habitats that can travel to the moon and Mars, and critical infrastructure like power generation, propulsion, and environmental systems,” according to an internal email with the announcement viewed by CNBC.

Billionaire-owned Sierra Nevada Corp. creating new space company to bet on a low-Earth orbit economy

Sparks, Nevada-based Sierra is 100% owned by husband and wife team, Fatih and Eren Ozmen, Turkish immigrants-turned-billionaires.

www.cnbc.com

Fuzuli NL · Apr 18, 2021

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1383110372090085380

Zafer · Apr 19, 2021

I want to see these rockets blowing up in the air.

Siper>MMU · Apr 19, 2021

Zafer said:
I want to see these rockets blowing up in the air.

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Zafer · Apr 19, 2021

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As the entrepreneur Elon Musk already put it "if you are not failing you are not innovating enough".
They will make hundreds of tests, I bet they will get there before too long.

astragan · Apr 19, 2021

Zafer said:
As the entrepreneur Elon Musk already put it "if you are not failing you are not innovating enough".
They will make hundreds of tests, I bet they will get there before too long.

I don't think that we have the means to lose a couple of rockets before making a final launch. That's why we don't see many videos of Turkish missiles exploding in mid-air. I have a friend who works in quality control at a major Turkish defence industry company that produces missiles. He has incredibly difficult working hours. They make so many inspections that any working prototype generally becomes a rather stable version. We don't have the luxury to lose a couple million dollars just to get the data out of it. Elon has to meet certain timelines to have an economically viable product that can live up to the hype. Meanwhile, we can perform those tests on computer simulations over longer periods of time. Elon would lose lots of investor money and valuable time if he did that.

Also, I would never wish to see a Turkish-made rocket blowing up in mid-air. The resources for our rockets come out of the pockets of taxpayers. Instead of blowing up a 2 million USD rocket, we could easily build 3-4 schools in rural areas. Therefore, I think that our engineers work with a nationalistic mindset. So, let's hope to see rockets that can safely reach their targets (and back, if possible).

Combat-Master · Apr 19, 2021

Zafer said:
As the entrepreneur Elon Musk already put it "if you are not failing you are not innovating enough".
They will make hundreds of tests, I bet they will get there before too long.

I'd rather we take the Blue Origin approach

Zafer · Apr 19, 2021

Combat-Master said:
I'd rather we take the Blue Origin approach

Like how, blue?

Zafer · Apr 19, 2021

astragan said:
Also, I would never wish to see a Turkish-made rocket blowing up in mid-air. The resources for our rockets come out of the pockets of taxpayers. Instead of blowing up a 2 million USD rocket, we could easily build 3-4 schools in rural areas. Therefore, I think that our engineers work with a nationalistic mindset. So, let's hope to see rockets that can safely reach their targets (and back, if possible).

I hope they get ambitious results within an ambitious timeframe.

We have means to make other thing but we don't have the luxury to waste time.
We don't need schools especially anymore. We have TV and the Internet.

Cabatli_TR · Apr 29, 2021

Photovoltaic space qualified solar panels developed by Tubitak MAM completed the trials.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1387502092705845256

Test7 · Apr 29, 2021

Cabatli_53 said:
Photovoltaic space qualified sun pannels developed by Tubitak MAM completed the trials.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1387502092705845256

The space-qualified solar panel developed by TÜBİTAK MAM Materials Institute Photovoltaic Technologies Center has successfully passed ground-level verification, qualification and functionality tests in compliance with international standards.

The space-qualified solar panel will take place as the base load in our national satellite to be launched in 2022 and will be the first space-qualified solar panel developed in Turkey in the history. In this context, the manufactured space-qualified solar panel will have a power generation capacity of 100 watts under harsh space conditions. The know-how and manufacturing infrastructure attained with the Space-Qualified Solar Panel Development Project will allow the design and manufacture of solar panels suitable for meeting the power needs of satellites with high power requirements.

So far, all space-qualified solar panels meeting the energy needs of national satellites developed in Turkey used to be imported from foreign countries. By this means, TÜBİTAK MAM Materials Institute has managed to manufacture space-qualified solar panels with high added value and strategic and competitive aspects owing to its sustainably developing infrastructure and qualified human resources, with a view to eliminate foreign-dependency of Turkey, to overcome trade restrictions on imported products especially in military and intelligence fields and to increase Turkey’s share in the manufacture and export of these products.