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The following is a list of Polish astronauts who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight. As of 2024, one Polish national has been in space. The first, and so far only, Polish national in space was Mirosław Hermaszewski on Soyuz 30 in 1978.
Countries represented only by suborbital space flyers are shaded. Note: citizens from the now-defunct East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Soviet Union have also flown in space. Since the first human spaceflight by the Soviet Union, citizens of 48 countries have flown in space. For each nationality, the launch date of the first mission is listed.
In a February 2025 interview, Uznański stated that Hermaszewski was the first person to call him with congratulations in the morning after he was accepted. Uznański would go on to be selected for the European Space Agency's Ignis part of Axiom Mission 4, citing Hermaszewski as a major inspiration. [45]
Vega C returned to space in December after failing on its first commercial launch in December 2022, restoring a second pillar of Europe's access to orbit. It will perform four launches in 2025 ...
One key milestone was the travel of Mirosław Hermaszewski to the Soviet space station Salyut 6 in 1978, being the first and only Polish national to travel to space as of 2024. [6] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Poland took steps torwards developing an independent space sector, signing a co-operation agreement with the ...
After years of anticipation, on Nov. 22, the mother of two from West Virginia not only achieved that dream but also made history as the 100th woman to travel to space with Blue Origin.
Poland joins the European Southern Observatory ESO (2014), 16-nation intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy. [16] Poland becomes a member the European Space Agency (2012). [17] PW-Sat, the first Polish satellite was launched into space (2012); other Polish satellites include Lem and Heweliusz. [18]
The school can reportedly accommodate up to 21 students. Ad Astra teaches students ages three to nine, focusing on science, math and technology (Getty Images) All the students learn in a small ...