Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu returned to Budapest on Monday to a hero's welcome after a three-week mission aboard the International Space Station, marking Hungary’s first human spaceflight in 45 years.
Kapu landed at Liszt Ferenc International Airport on a Hungarian Defence Forces aircraft, stepping onto the tarmac with the national tricolour in hand. Hungarian media prominently showed images of him waving the flag as crowds gathered to cheer.
Hundreds of supporters, many wearing shirts of the Hungarian to Orbit (HUNOR) programme and holding banners, welcomed him home. Prime Minister Viktor Orban also praised the astronaut, writing on social media, "Welcome home, Tibor Kapu!"
Kapu served on the ISS from 25 June to 15 July as part of the Axiom-4 mission with astronauts from the United States, India, and Poland. During his stay, he conducted 25 scientific experiments in medicine, biology, material sciences, physics, meteorology, and agricultural engineering.
Hungary launched the HUNOR programme in 2021 to expand its role in global space research.
Kapu’s achievement is the nation’s first manned space mission since Bertalan Farkas became Hungary’s pioneer astronaut in 1980, reviving the country’s presence in space exploration after more than four decades.
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