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Tibor Kapu in conversation with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Mandiner Awards Gala
26 November 2025, Budapest
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FM: It was 'an honor' for foreign ministry to coordinate second Hungarian research space mission
Tibor Kapu’s return to Earth on Tuesday marked the end of the stage of the mission that the Hungarian research astronaut spent on the International Space Station.
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Tibor Kapu has been safely returned to Earth
The SpaceX Dragon space capsule carrying members of the Axiom-4 mission, including Kapu, landed off the coast of California at 11.31 am Hungarian time on Tuesday.
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Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu heads back to Earth
The SpaceX Dragon capsule is expected to land near the coast of California this morning, after a 22.5-hour journey.
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Hungarian astronaut at ISS: It's a divine experience
Tibor Kapu is conducting 25 of the mission's 60 experiments within the framework of the HUNOR Hungarian Space Programme.
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PM Orbán holds video call with Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu
"I'm still a bit moved right now, this is the first time I've ever done this in my life, I spoke to a great man, after all," PM Orbán said in a video posted on Facebook after the call.
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Conversation between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Tibor Kapu, the second-ever Hungarian astronaut
29 June 2025, Budapest and the International Space Station (ISS)
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Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu arrives at the ISS
The Axiom-4 commercial mission is commanded by American astronaut Peggy Whitson, and the crew includes Tibor Kapu, Indian pilot Shubhanshu Shukla and Polish mission specialist Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski.
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Hungarian Astronaut heads to ISS on SpaceX flight
There are four astronauts taking part in the mission, headed by Peggy Whitson from the US. Peggy will be joined by Hungary's Tibor Kapu, India's Shubhanshu Shukla and Poland's Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski.