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INTERVIEW\u00a0with\u00a0TIBOR PACHER from HUNGARY<\/h2>\n
\"(c)<\/a>

(c) OeWF (Katja Zanella-Kux)<\/p><\/div>\n

Team & Task(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tibor Pacher is from Hungary and shares his time between Northern Germany and Budapest. He is the founder and leader of the official Google Lunar X-Price team \u201cPuli Space\u201d and lead scientist for the PULI ROVER experiment at the MARS2013 mission in Morocco.<\/p>\n

Space & MARS2013<\/h2>\n

How did you first get in touch with the topic of space \/ astronomy \/ analog research?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a child, I once saw a beautiful night sky at Lake Balaton in Hungary after having been to an outdoor cinema one evening. I don\u2019t know if it was this experience or Space Patrol Orion & Captain McLane that triggered my interest in space.<\/em><\/p>\n

When did you first hear about the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I read about the Rio Tinto expedition, which another Google Lunar X-Prize team (the White Label Space) participated in.<\/em><\/p>\n

How did you learn about the \u201cMARS2013\u201d mission?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In early summer, a PULI colleague remarked: \u201cWe should participate!”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Why did you choose to participate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

MARS2013 is a world-class project \u2013 and for the PULI team, it offers an outstanding opportunity to test our ideas under very challenging conditions.<\/em><\/p>\n

What was your first impression when you got involved with the OeWF team?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A combination of professionalism and enthusiasm \u263a \u2013 simply great!<\/em><\/p>\n

What is your personal goal in this mission?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would like to see my team carry out its objectives with the same professionalism as the OeWF, and for our PULI rover to handle its tasks well.<\/em><\/p>\n

Work, Life & Family<\/h2>\n

What I do for a living:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although I hold a PhD in Physics, I make my living as a freelance consultant for accounting processes and their implementation with SAP software for (typically larger) companies.<\/em><\/p>\n

A typical day in my life looks like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wake up, check email (OK, usually coffee comes first), then sometimes a project for a client, and always the PULI \u263a; that is, when the topics of the day aren\u2019t focused on interstellar space travel or E.T.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is how I spend my spare time:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like to read, and sometimes I watch TV, but I prefer going to the movies \u2013 with my better half.<\/em><\/p>\n

Family status:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although I was previously divorced, I am now a very happy man with a fantastic wife by my side. I am also the proud father of two fantastic children.<\/em><\/p>\n

How my friends would describe me:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A little bit crazy, but otherwise a fine lad!<\/em><\/p>\n

Me, Myself & I<\/h2>\n

These things are precious to me:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honesty, humility towards the important things in life, sincere love of family.<\/em><\/p>\n

What drives me crazy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nasty lies and cowardly acts below the belt.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Something I would never do:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Intentionally hurting someone.<\/em><\/p>\n

One important thing other people should know about me:<\/strong><\/p>\n

At age 16, I decided that I would bring the jump to hyperspace into practicality during my lifetime. I\u2019ll still need to work on that for another few years…<\/em><\/p>\n

To relax I absolutely need:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quiet.<\/em><\/p>\n

For this I would do almost anything:<\/strong><\/p>\n

My kids and my Queen.<\/em><\/p>\n

Something that once changed my life:<\/strong><\/p>\n

My father\u2019s death
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

What is the most unusual \/ challenging \/ exciting \/ scary \/ funny thing you ever experienced?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a mean question \u2013 and the most challenging thing I have experienced…<\/em><\/p>\n

Goal(s) & Motto<\/h2>\n

Something I would love to learn or to achieve:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn to play the organ and the theremin. (A theremin is a musical instrument invented at the beginning of the 20th century, and is played by means of electromagnetic fields.)<\/em><\/p>\n

My Motto \/ A saying I can identify with:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTo achieve the possible, we must attempt the impossible again and again.\u201d By Hermann Hesse, in September 1960, about three months before my birth.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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