Szijjarto: Hungary plans to send astronaut to space in 2024

Hungary plans to send an astronaut to space in 2024, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said at a European Space Agency ministerial conference in Seville on Wednesday. "The space industry is becoming one of the most important industries," he told the conference dubbed Space19+. "This will be another opportunity for Hungary to develop and push forward, focusing on the training of the second Hungarian astronaut to be sent to the International Space Station -- which we consider a realistic plan for 2024 -- in cooperation with Russia's Roscosmos," he added. Hungary's new foreign economic and political aspirations include once again participating in the peaceful use of space, Szijjarto said.