The Polish flight to the International Space Station (ISS) is now certain. Our astronaut will test the technologies of domestic companies, carry out experiments and an educational program aimed at students.
This is the result of an agreement signed by the Ministry of Development and Technology with the European Space Agency (ESA). The agreement was negotiated for several months in close cooperation with the Polish Space Agency (POLSA). The Pole will be taken to the ISS by Axiom Space - an American company operating the Space Station on behalf of NASA. The agreement on this matter was signed by ESA and Axiom Space on August 4 this year.
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Who is our astronaut?
From Friday, August 4, there is also a call for proposals for the concepts of experiments on the ISS. Companies and research centers can submit applications until September 8 this year. The selected projects will be selected and assessed by ESA in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Tourism and POLSA, and implemented on the ISS most likely in 2024 or 2025.
– This cooperation proves good relations between all parties, and is also an expression of trust in the competence of Polish institutions responsible for space policy. The signed agreements guarantee that Polish scientists and engineers will gain access to this huge space laboratory, offering conditions that cannot be achieved on Earth. I am convinced that the selected experiments will have a high potential for return in the long run, as they will enable the development of technologies useful not only in the space sector. Modern economy can no longer do without space. - emphasizes prof. Grzegorz Wrochna, President of POLSA.
Polish astronaut
Sławosz Uznański is also the author of a book on the effects of radiation in electronic systems and the co-author of over 50 articles in journals and at scientific conferences.
Sławosz Uznański's interests have always been closely related to the space industry. He gave lectures on the design of space systems at international engineering schools (SERESSA 2014, 2021). He also organized workshops between CERN and NASA and for the private sector. He reviewed many commercial satellite projects, such as the ICEYE satellites, and projects related to the Polish space sector, such as PW-SAT2, HyperSat and EagleEye.
In his free time, he takes part in high mountain expeditions, travels or spends time sailing with friends, sharing his sailing experience or taking part in regattas.
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Source: POLSA
Photo: Tomek Gola/ Source: POLSA
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