Tibor Kapu

Hungarian mechanical engineer and recent astronaut who described his country's selection process (Hunor program) and astronaut basic training including isolation and high-G flight experiences.

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Feb 19, 2026 • 56min

The life of astronauts — with 2026 Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg

Tibor Kapu, Hungarian mechanical engineer and recent astronaut; Koichi Wakata, veteran Japanese commander with 500+ days in space; Joseph Acaba, NASA chief astronaut involved in Artemis; Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australian Space Agency director and 2026 Australian of the Year. They discuss astronaut selection and intense training. They talk teamwork, coping with isolation, commercial space and spacesuit design. Re-entry and spacewalk experiences are also covered.

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