Tuva Cihangir Atasever

Turkish astronaut (born 1992)
  • Commercial astronaut
  • Engineer
Space career
  • Virgin Galactic
  • Commercial astronaut
Time in space
15 minutesMissions
  • Galactic 07

Tuva Cihangir Atasever (born 12 August 1992) is the second Turkish astronaut of the Turkish Space Agency. He was a backup crew member for Axiom Mission 3, and he flew on Galactic 07 in June 2024.[1]

Atasever's mother is of Azerbaijani origin, and he carried the flags of both Turkey and Azerbaijan to space.[2]

References

  1. ^ https://www.trtworld.com/content/article/turkiyes-2nd-space-traveller-on-final-virgin-galactic-suborbital-flight-18170797
  2. ^ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/science-technology/turkiye-s-2nd-space-traveler-atasever-to-take-suborbital-flight-on-saturday/3242583
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