The mission is now scheduled to launch on 8 June from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, following a delay from its original-late-May timeframe.
Uznański-Wiśniewski, representing Poland and the European Space Agency, will join American commander Peggy Whitson, Indian pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Hungarian mission specialist Tibor Kapu for a 14-day stay aboard the ISS.
During the mission, the crew will conduct scientific research on the effects of microgravity on the human body, Earth observation, wireless acoustic and future fuel technologies.
As part of Poland’s IGNIS programme, Uznański-Wiśniewski will oversee 13 experiments in medicine, biotechnology, and engineering.
Educational activities are also planned. The Polish astronaut will record demonstrations in space, including Newton’s cradle in zero gravity and simple electrical circuits, designed to engage students on Earth.
Symbolic items representing Poland’s scientific and cultural heritage will accompany Uznański-Wiśniewski, including a patch from Mirosław Hermaszewski’s spacesuit - Poland’s first astronaut - as well as tributes to Marie Curie, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Fryderyk Chopin.
The mission is part of Axiom Space’s commercial programme, organised in cooperation with NASA and ESA. Poland’s participation is the result of an agreement between the Ministry of Development and Technology and the European Space Agency, supported by the Polish Space Agency.
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