Béla Magyari

Béla Magyari (8 August 1949 – 23 April 2018[1]) was a colonel in the Hungarian Air Force. He graduated from the György Kilián Air Force Academy in 1969.

The native form of this personal name is Magyari Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Béla Magyari in 2014

Born in Kiskunfélegyháza, he was selected as the back-up for Bertalan Farkas, the first Hungarian cosmonaut who flew to space on Soyuz 36,[2] but he himself never flew.[3] He graduated from the Budapest Technical University in 1986. He spent his active career as an aeronautical engineer and pilot. He was also president of the Hungarian Astronautical Society and worked for the Hungarian Space Office.[4]

References
  1. Tóth Balázs, "Elhunyt Magyari Béla kiképzett űrhajós", Index, 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018. (in Hungarian)
  2. "Human Spaceflights". Space Facts. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  3. "Egy napig voltam a Magyar Népköztársaság első számú űrhajósa - interjú Magyari Béla mérnök-ezredessel (I was the number one astronaut of the Hungarian Republic for one day - Interview with Béla Magyari)". origo.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  4. "A magyar űrkutatás hírei – 2006. II. negyedév". Hungarian Space Office. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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