The date is confirmed by the Ministry of Development and Technology. “On May 29, 2025, the second Pole in history will fly into space. Axiom Space announced today the start date of AX-4 for the International Space Station (ISS). One of the crew members is Dr. Sławosz Uznański -Wiśniewski, who will conduct a number of experiments important for Polish science and space industry at the ISS ” – we read in the communiqué.
Exactly in a month Falcon 9 rocket With the crew capsule, Dragon will start from the Space Center of John F. Kennedy in Florida in the United States.
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The ministry responsible for development and technology indicates that the Ignis mission will open to Polish companies and scientific units access to the unique infrastructure of the International Space Station, enabling scientific research that is impossible to implement on Earth in microgravity conditions.
“As part of the Ignis Polak mission will conduct 13 experiments developed by Polish companies and universities. The research range will be wide and include: The health of astronauts, microbiome, new materials and technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence “.
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The Polish project astronaut will also implement an educational program, including, among others: engineering projects, competitions, workshops, meetings with experts.
Sławosz Uznański is a Polish engineer, scientist and astronaut. He was born in 1984 and has an education in the field of electronics and physics engineering. He worked, among others in the European Nuclear Research Organization (CERN), where he dealt with research on radiation and its impact on electronics in extreme conditions. In 2022 he was elected as one of the ESA's reserve astronauts.
