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| Formed | January 1992 (1992-01) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Hungary |
| Headquarters | Budapest,Hungary |
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| Website | hso |
TheHungarian Space Research Office (HSO;Hungarian:Magyar Űrkutatási Iroda) is the officialGovernment of Hungary agency responsible for the civilianspace program as well asaeronautics andaerospace research, which was integrated in the Ministry of National Development in 2018. It is the organization whose purpose is to coordinate Hungarian space exploration-related activities, both national programs andEuropean Space Agency related programs, where Hungary is a member state.
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The Hungarian Space Board (HSB), headed by Dr. Kálmán Kovács (former Minister for Informatics and Communications), helps the work of the Government in strategic cases.[1] The government advisory body in technical matters is the Scientific Council on Space Research (SCSR). The SCSR provides the scientific background of all Hungarian space activities. The research and application activities have been carried out in about 25 scientific institutes and university departments. Their personnel, involved in space-related work consists of more than 250 scientists and engineers. The Hungarian government established it in January 1992.[2][3] The former directors are Előd Both (1997-2015) and Fruzsina Tari (2015-2018).
In 2003, the Hungarian Space Office signed the ECS Agreement in 2003 with theESA to become a cooperative state.[4] On 24 February 2015, the office signed to become part of theESA, and deposited their ratification on 4 November 2015.[5]
Hungarian Space Office is integrated in the Ministry of National Development. Nowadays, it works in the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Leader: Dr. Orsolya Ferenc, Ministerial Commissioner for Space Research.[citation needed]
In July 2022, the Hungarian foreign ministry signed a memorandum of understanding withAxiom Space to develop theHUNOR or theHungarian toOrbit Program.[6] In September 2023 it was announced that the two parties signed a spaceflight framework agreement facilitate the launch of a Hungarian astronaut to theInternational Space Station.[6] On August 5, 2024, it was announced thatTibor Kapu would be the Hungarian Astronaut to be launched on-boardAxiom Mission 4 (Ax-4).[6]
Heavy Tools,[7] which also provided uniforms for Hungarian Olympic and Paralympic Team,[8][9][why?] sponsored Kapu.[10]
Kapu, a recreationalskydiver with amaster ofmechanical engineering, was selected out of a pool of 247 applicants to be Hungary's astronaut and underwent rigorous training.[11] Gyula Cserényi, an electrical engineer and amateursteeplechase racer was selected as the backup and the second active Hungarian astronaut.[12]
With the launch of Ax-4 on 25 June 2025, Kapu became thethird Hungarian to reach space.[11][13] Ax-4 also includes the first Polish and Indian astronauts since thefall of the Soviet Union, with the Polish astronaut flying as part of the ESA/POLSAIngis mission.[14]
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