While the crew of the Ax-4 space mission stays on the International Space Station, 400 km below, analogue astronauts will take part in a mirror mission in the LunAres Habitat in Piła. This is part of a study of the impact of space isolation on human mental well-being.
Scientists will test a space excavator for extracting lunar regolith. Tests in parabolic flight conditions - imitating the conditions of lunar gravity, without the influence of Earth's gravity - are scheduled for November.
Data processing in orbit and the possibility of 'connecting' many applications are the main assumptions of the 'LeopardISS' experiment. The brain of the entire system is a compact data processing unit measuring approx. 10x10x10 cm, which has already arrived at the ISS and is now waiting for the crew of the Polish mission.
The launch of the Ax-4 mission with the Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on May 29, Axiom Space announced last week. The astronauts will conduct research related to topics such as the impact of microgravity on the human body, Earth observation and fuels of the future.
Moonlight is the new navigation system being developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It will enable precise positioning on the surface of the Moon and in its vicinity. Scientists from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences participate in the project.
A device for controlling a computer with brain activity will be tested on the International Space Station. Scientists will check how microgravity affects blood flow in the brains of astronauts and human-machine communication.
How do astronauts' soft tissues adapt to space conditions and changes resulting from the process of preparing for the mission? Polish researchers will investigate this as part of an experiment during the IGNIS mission. Diagnostics are carried out with the use of AI.
Cold super-Earths are common in planetary systems: they occur in every third system around the stars in the Milky Way, according to research involving scientists from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw.
Creotech Instruments and Thorium Space have announced a strategic partnership for a communications satellite. One of its objectives is to ensure Poland's sovereignty in the field of satellite communications, representatives of the two companies informed at a press conference. According to Creotech CEO Grzegorz Brona, due to the US customs policy, the European Union can now choose European products more often.
Creotech Instruments has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to implement the CAMILA project concerning the construction of a constellation of observation satellites. Worth nearly EUR 52 million, it is the largest contract in history signed between ESA and a Polish entity, emphasized the Minister of Finance Andrzej Domański.