Tibor Kapu | |
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Kapu Tibor | |
Born | Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County, Hungary | 11 May 1991
Status | active |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Alma mater | Budapest University of Technology and Economics (MS) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
Occupations | |
Space career | |
Selection | June 2024 |
Missions |
Tibor Kapu (born 11 May 1991) is a Hungarian mechanical engineer and astronaut. He was selected to fly to the International Space Station as a mission specialist on the Axiom Mission-4 (or Ax-4) mission in 2025. If the flight succeeds, he will become the third Hungarian person to take part in a spaceflight after Bertalan Farkas and Charles Simonyi. His spaceflight is organized by the Hungarian state in cooperation with the American space company Axiom Space.