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Turkey Spaceport in Somalia

Sector: Commercial • Location: Somalia

Source: The Economist

Project
Planned

Turkey is constructing a spaceport in Somalia as part of its ambitious space program, which includes plans for homemade satellites and a moon landing. This initiative is spearheaded by the Turkish Space Agency, founded in 2018, and aims to enhance Turkey's capabilities in space exploration.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Commercial
Location
Somalia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Economist

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The project “Turkey Spaceport in Somalia” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Somalia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Economist.

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Turkey is constructing a spaceport in Somalia as part of its ambitious space program, which includes plans for homemade satellites and a moon landing. This initiative is spearheaded by the Turkish Space Agency, founded in 2018, and aims to enhance Turkey's capabilities in space exploration.

Original sector

Space

Location

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Somalia

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The Economist

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Commercial

Article published date

2025-02-14

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