Wrocław students connect live with Polish astronaut aboard the ISS

On Friday, 4 July, about 300 schoolchildren and university students in the Polish city of Wrocław are set to connect live with astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, who has been aboard the International Space Station for a week.

About 300 students in Wrocław, southwestern Poland, are taking part in an educational event connecting live with Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski aboard the ISS, featuring workshops, a Q&A sessions, and discussions on Poland's role in space research.

Photo: IGNIS/POLSA/UWr

The event, hosted at the University of Wrocław as part of the ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) programme, is one in a series of educational activities accompanying Poland’s IGNIS space mission.

Participants will join workshops, lectures and science demonstrations, culminating in a live radio link with the astronaut.

Halo Ziemia, tu #Wrocław 🚀
👉 Za moment dzieci z Wrocławia połączą się na żywo ze Sławoszem Uznańskim-Wiśniewskim 🧑‍🚀
👉 Start transmisji ruszył dzisiaj, o godzinie 9:00, a połączenie z astronautą nastąpi po 10:00 🕙
👉 https://t.co/KzcBKNSVK7
📸 Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski pic.twitter.com/fYbYXm0XST

— Wroclaw (@wroclaw_info) July 4, 2025

Questions were selected through a nationwide “Ask the Astronaut” competition. Special guest Piotr Kosek, a science communicator known for his YouTube channel Astrofaza, will discuss Polish experiments being conducted in orbit.

A panel of experts from Poland and the European Space Agency will also explore how space technologies impact everyday life.

The main session, including the ISS connection, is being streamed live on YouTube.

1 hour until contact with Poland.@Axiom_Space #Ax4 crew member Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, SQ7AS, on the ISS will contact the University of Wrocław via ham radio.

Scheduled for today at 08:41 UTC | 4:41 AM ET | 10:41 AM CET via K6DUE telebridge. pic.twitter.com/QWKFrEsJUk

— ARISS - Amateur Radio on the ISS (@ARISS_Intl) July 4, 2025

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Source: IAR/POLSA/X/@wroclaw_info/@ARISS_Intl