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Polish schools to get Morse code kits in space education drive

04.07.2025 14:14
More than 10,000 schools across Poland will receive soldering sets and satellite-shaped telegraph keys to help children learn basic electronics and Morse code as part of a nationwide mission to spark interest in engineering.
More than 10,000 Polish schools will soon receive soldering kits and satellite-shaped Morse code keys to inspire students to explore electronics and engineering, as part of the IGNIS space education mission supported by national agencies and astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.
More than 10,000 Polish schools will soon receive soldering kits and satellite-shaped Morse code keys to inspire students to explore electronics and engineering, as part of the IGNIS space education mission supported by national agencies and astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.Photo: @astro_slawosz

The unusual gift will be distributed to encourage young people to explore electronics as part of so-called “future laboratories” being established under Poland’s IGNIS mission.

The mission, organised in cooperation with the Polish Space Agency (POLSA), the Ministry of Development and Technology and the Ministry of Education, aims to inspire children to take their first steps in engineering.

Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski explained that he himself began his career in space technology as an electronics engineer working on integrated circuits before moving on to develop more advanced equipment.

See how you can use a simple key to transmit Morse code and start your own adventure with technology,” he encouraged in a video shared on social media.

On Friday, 4 July, Uznański-Wiśniewski took part in a space-themed event hosted by the University of Wrocław in south-western Poland.

Although he was able to connect via amateur radio through the ARISS system, the link lasted only nine minutes, allowing the astronaut to answer just some of the questions posed by students before the signal was lost.

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Source: Radio Poland/X/@astro_slawosz