00:00Merhaba, hoş geldiniz.
00:02Hello and welcome.
00:04I'm NASA Astronaut Deniz Burnham,
00:06currently training for Expedition 76,
00:08a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.
00:12I'm excited to welcome you to celebrate
00:14a historic year in global space exploration.
00:16Not only because you've all come together,
00:18but because you're in Turkiye.
00:20I was born at Angelik Air Base in Adana,
00:22and I have many great memories from childhood.
00:25As the 71st signatory of the Artemis Accords,
00:28NASA is proud to welcome the Republic of Turkiye
00:30to the growing international coalition
00:32of like-minded nations dedicated
00:34to peaceful, transparent space exploration.
00:37This signing is the capstone
00:39of what has been an amazing year in exploration.
00:42NASA, alongside its partners,
00:44undertook the near-impossible,
00:45sending four astronauts around the moon
00:47during the Artemis II mission
00:48and launching cutting-edge science missions
00:51like the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope.
00:54NASA never undertakes these grand endeavors alone.
00:56Nations like Turkiye bring a bold vision
00:59and a growing record of achievement to that effort.
01:03In growing its space program,
01:04we have seen Turkiye contribute
01:06to these vast accomplishments,
01:08sending two astronauts into space
01:10and progressing the development
01:11of their first lunar mission, IAP-1.
01:14Additionally, we've seen Turkiye bring together
01:17the global space community
01:18at two of the world's largest aviation,
01:20aerospace and technology festivals,
01:23Technofest and the International Astronautical Congress.
01:26Before wrapping up, I wanted to share
01:28a more personal connection
01:29that makes this gathering
01:30especially meaningful to me.
01:32Now I want to tell you
01:34I want to tell you
01:35I want to tell you
01:35I want to tell you
01:38My brother is a little bit
01:43I want to tell you
01:49I want to tell you
01:53Arka bahçemizde yıldızları ve gezegenleri izleyerek sayısız saatler geçirirdik.
01:59Anneannem ve dedem Türkiye'deler, tatillerimde onları ziyaret etmeyi çok seviyorum.
02:06In a few months I will launch the International Space Station.
02:09Uzaydan anneannemle dedeme, Adanalı hemşerilerime ve bütün dünyaya el sallayacağım.
02:16On behalf of NASA, we are honored to welcome Türkiye to the Artemis Accords community
02:21and look forward to what we will accomplish together in the years ahead.
02:24Thank you.
