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Thirty-two ministers, parliamentarians and officials from space agencies in 21 countries signed the “Antalya Space for Peace Declaration” during a ministerial and parliamentary meeting hosted by Turkey as part of the International Astronautical Congress 2026. The declaration calls for an international framework for peaceful, sustainable and responsible space exploration, while Ankara presented its plans to support space companies and launch Turkey’s first lunar spacecraft in early 2027.