Tibor Kapu Arrives in Budapest

After several months away and nearly two weeks in space, research astronaut Tibor Kapu arrived in Budapest this morning.

Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu (Photo: AFP)

At the airport, the recently returned Hungarian astronaut was greeted by a large delegation of athletes, Olympians, and public figures, including astronaut Bertalan Farkas, Olympic champion Daniel Gyurta, and Orsolya Ferencz, ministerial commissioner for space research.

The four-member crew of the Axiom-4 mission, including Tibor Kapu, spent 18 days on the International Space Station, where they carried out more than 60 experiments. The Dragon space capsule returned on July 15 with over 260 kilograms of cargo, including NASA hardware and the data from the mission’s experiments.

Tibor Kapu splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on July 15.

The active phase of the astronaut’s rehabilitation then continued until August 8. The processe was personallly monitored by experts from Semmelweis University.

Cover photo: Astronaut Tibor Kapu (Source: AFP)