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METU and Axiom Space discuss space research at IAC 2026
Cooperation between METU and Axiom Space in space research was discussed during IAC 2026, held in Antalya. METU Rector Ahmet Yozgatlıgil said the university is the only one in Türkiye participating in Axiom Space’s international microgravity research collaboration group.
The International Astronautical Congress is continuing at the Antalya NEST Congress Center under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, with the Türkiye Space Agency and SAHA Istanbul serving as co-hosts. At the congress, organized by the International Astronautical Federation, cooperation between METU and Axiom Space in the space sector was also discussed.
Axiom Space held a roundtable discussion attended by representatives of science-focused media as part of the congress. The meeting addressed opportunities for joint work between the two institutions on a low Earth orbit space station and microgravity research.
METU is the only Turkish university in the collaboration group
METU Rector Prof. Ahmet Yozgatlıgil said that METU is the only university in Türkiye included in Axiom Space’s international microgravity research collaboration group.
Yozgatlıgil said they plan to conduct joint studies with Axiom Space and universities in Europe and the United States in various fields, including materials and energy research on a low Earth orbit space station and in microgravity environments. He said the cooperation is important for Türkiye’s research agenda under the National Space Program.
Axiom Space announces University Alliance
Axiom Space Chief Science Officer Lucie Low announced that the company had established its University Alliance and that METU had joined the alliance.
Low said METU is taking a leading role in the future of access to space. She said they were pleased to cooperate with METU and noted that discussions had begun on the fields and opportunities they wanted to research together.
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