The Hungarian Space Research Office, known as HSO, is the official Government of Hungary agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research, integrated into the Ministry of National Development in 2018, coordinating Hungarian space exploration related activities across both national programs and programs of the European Space Agency, of which Hungary is a member state. The Hungarian government established the office in January 1992, and in 2003 it signed the ECS Agreement with the European Space Agency to become a cooperative state before becoming a full part of the agency, signing on 24 February 2015 and depositing ratification on 4 November 2015.
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Has Hungary sent an astronaut into space?
Yes. Tibor Kapu flew on Axiom Mission 4 on 25 June 2025, the third Hungarian in space.
Yes. Tibor Kapu launched on Axiom Mission 4 on 25 June 2025 and became the third Hungarian to reach space. His flight grew out of the HUNOR, or Hungarian to Orbit, program, which began with a memorandum of understanding that the Hungarian foreign ministry signed with Axiom Space in July 2022.
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The Hungarian Space Research Office (HSO; Hungarian: Magyar Űrkutatási Iroda) is the official Government of Hungary agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research, which was integrated in the Ministry of National Development in 2018.
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is the official Government of Hungary agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research, which was integrated in the Ministry of National Development in 2018.
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The Hungarian government established it in January 1992.
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headquarters= Budapest, Hungary
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