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The beautiful Balatonf\u00fcred hosted on 7 June 2024 the I. National Space Congress<\/strong>. It was held for the first time in Hungary, at the Balatonf\u00fcred Congress Centre, organised by the Orion Space Generation Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Orion Space Generation Foundation aims to raise interest and awareness in space exploration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the opening ceremony of the event, the organiser of the Orion Space Generation Foundation<\/strong> chairman, Anett Feny\u0151falvi<\/a><\/strong> after his welcoming remarks, he made a speech Orsolya Ferencz<\/a><\/strong>, Ministerial Commissioner for Space at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Gergely F\u00e1bi\u00e1n, Minister of State for Industrial Policy and Technology at the Ministry of Economic Development, was the main patron of the event. Dr. Istv\u00e1n B\u00f3ka, Mayor of Balatonf\u00fcred, also gave a speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her opening speech, Orsolya Ferencz said that \u201eHungary will soon send another Hungarian space explorer into space. Hopefully this mission will inspire the young generation, many of whom will join the Hungarian space community. The website First National Space Congress<\/strong> a significant event in this community-building work\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his speech at the event, Gergely F\u00e1bi\u00e1n outlined the objectives of the Hungarian space strategy. Including the strengthening of the multiplier effect of the Hungarian space sector, the integration development of the space services sector and the improvement of competitiveness based on new technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the ground, the animation worked very well. Hundreds of primary and secondary school students visited the congress centre. There, they got to see the BME rocket, play with VR headsets, touch space shovels and play around with different robots. They sat in a small Polsky moon rover, looked at stars through binoculars, tried on space suits and took photos with Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers. The organisers of the conference tried to combine serious science with experiential and sci-fi elements, and it absolutely worked, and the audience was receptive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the opening programme, the Innovation Director of the Aldrin Family Foundation, USA, Jim Christensen<\/a><\/strong> gave a presentation on, among other things, Giant Moon & Mars Maps. Christensen previously worked as NASA's Director of Education for 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From I. Home <\/a>Space Congress in Balatonf\u00fcred<\/strong> guests included the HUNOR<\/a><\/strong> - Hungarian Astronaut Programme research astronaut, Tibor Kapu<\/a><\/strong> and research astronaut reservist, Gyula Cser\u00e9nyi<\/a><\/strong> also with the first Hungarian astronaut, Bertalan Farkas<\/a><\/strong> together they visited the Kubasov - Farkas space tree, planted in 1980 on Tagore Promenade. In the late afternoon, a joint round table discussion was held for a large number of interested visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Space Congress in Balatonf\u00fcred exhibitors:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the professional presentations upstairs, the exhibitors of the congress were introduced, and the participants were given an insight into the Hungarian space strategy and space activities, as well as space exploration opportunities. Specific space companies also gave interesting presentations on their own segments. Among other things, it was possible to participate in a discussion with members of the Hungarian space industry cluster HunSpace, where Dr. Bianka Horv\u00e1th, Director of UniSpace, spoke about the Hungarian space research situation and the educational opportunities of UniSpace. Director L\u00e1szl\u00f3 J\u00f3n\u00e1s presented the Space Terminal, Roland Meszter gave a demonstration of Space-Fit space suits, and Istv\u00e1n Guly\u00e1s from the University of Duna\u00fajv\u00e1ros talked about the application of satellite developments in education. Istv\u00e1n S\u00e1rhegyi, Acting CEO of 4iG Space and Technology Ltd. and President of 4iG Nyrt. also gave a presentation on the Group's space and technology companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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