Astronaut Gezeravcı’s First Lecture at ITU

The opening of the “Special Topics in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering” course to be given by Alper Gezeravcı, Türkiye’s first astronaut, to ITU’s graduate students in the 2023-2024 Spring Semester was made on April 4, 2024 at ITU Ayazağa Campus SDCC.

The opening of the course entitled “Special Topics in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering” to be given in the 2023-2024 Spring Semester to ITU’s graduate students by our national astronaut Alper Gezeravcı, who carried out “First Manned Space Mission of Türkiye”, was made on April 4, 2024, at ITU Ayazağa Campus Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center.

At the opening of Astronaut Gezeravcı’s first lecture at Istanbul Technical University, ITU Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu touched upon the importance of trainings that provide opportunities for the development of pioneering initiatives in the fields of space technologies and space industry, and pointed out the need to increase sectoral and scientific awareness about space as follows:

“Our course will focus on Alper Gezeravcı’s space experience and scientific activities in space, as well as the latest developments in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. It will also introduce our students to current data and encourage them to design technologies that will transform the future. Therefore, I hope that what Gezeravcı will teach will create a road map for new generations.”

Special topics in aeronautical and astronautical engineering

Astronaut Alper Gezeravcı emphasized the contributions of Istanbul Technical University to Türkiye’s scientific knowledge in engineering fields such as astronautics and aeronautics, and examined the details of basic astronaut training given on topics such as first aid, low pressure, centrifuge, imaging, and care and maintenance in the opening lecture that attracted great interest from the participants.