Second Pole in space: Uznański-Wiśniewski blasts off on Ax-4 mission

Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski has become only the second Polish astronaut to reach space, joining the Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon capsule.

Axiom Mission 4 prepares for launch to International Space Station from Florida.

Photo: CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH/PAP/EPA

Ax-4 space mission, carrying Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski aboard the Dragon capsule, launched on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, a 41-year-old scientist and research engineer , became the second Pole in space as part of Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station.

Jarosław Juszkiewicz , journalist and enthusiast of space issues, talks about the importance  of the mission.

Kosmos dla wszystkich.
Space for everyone.
🚀🇵🇱#Ax4 #IGNIS@Axiom_Space @SpaceX @esa @MRiTGOVPL @POLSA_GOV_PL pic.twitter.com/vxAwYuAOac

— Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (@astro_slawosz) June 25, 2025

Click on the audio player above for a report by Agnieszka Bielawska.

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