Future astronauts are already familiar with the use of their future spacecraft.
Together with an American commander, an Indian and a Polish astronaut, Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu, who is already preparing for the mission in Houston with reserve astronaut Gyula Cserényi, will leave for the International Space Station, the Ministerial Commissioner responsible for space research told the current channel M1 on Monday, highlighting:
Hungary is in an exceptional situation, because it is considered rare that the reserve of the Hungarian astronaut candidate is also Hungarian.
According to Orsolya Ferencz's report, the Hungarian astronaut candidates in the United States are already learning how to use their future spaceship and the technical equipment of the space station, and their customized spacesuits are also being prepared.
The ministerial commissioner emphasized: one of the most important values of the program is that it is national in nature, so Hungarian companies, universities and research centers have the opportunity to develop their own experiments, mainly in physiology, radiation biology and material technology, during the preparation period.
He also touched on the fact that the European Space Agency, ESA, made education the focus of the program; the goal is to turn young people's attention towards natural sciences and space research.
According to Orsolya Ferencz, the success of the initiative is also proven by the popularity of the rocket and spacecraft construction camp organized in Baja over the weekend.
The ministerial commissioner reminded: Hungary has a serious history in space research, domestic universities and research centers have been organizing programs on the subject since 1946.
He pointed out that space technology is now a part of everyday life, and experts take satellite data into account when assessing current drought damage.
MTI
Cover photo: Orsolya Ferencz, ministerial commissioner responsible for space research (b2), selected research astronaut Tibor Kapu (b3), reserve research astronaut Gyula Cserényi (j) and mathematician and physicist Tibor Poros
Source: MTI/Zsolt Czeglédi
