Expert: Space mining is a condition for permanent human presence in space
It will be a long time before we start supplying raw materials obtained in space to Earth. All plans for space mining are designed to enable future permanent presence of people off planet, says Gordon Wasilewski from the Space Research Centre PAS.
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Polish satellite monitoring system will become part of the EU Copernicus program
Polish satellite monitoring system from Astri Polska will become part of the EU`s Earth Observation Programme Copernicus; it will be used, for example, by the crisis management services, the company announced.
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Two Mars Colony designs from Wrocław University of Science and Technology in the finals of Mars Colony Prize
Two teams of students from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, which prepared designs of Martian settlements, have advanced to the world finals of Mars Colony Prize. The students will present their ideas for a self-sustaining Mars colony in California in October.
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Two Polish satellites have left the International Space Station
Two Polish satellites: KRAKsat built by students, and Światowid, the first Polish commercial and observation satellite, left the International Space Station (ISS) a few minutes before 2 PM CET on Wednesday. KRAKsat will carry out innovative tests, and Światowid will monitor the Earth`s surface.
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Polish scientists will help intercept a comet from the outskirts of the Solar System
The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently decided to build the Comet Interceptor probe that will "ambush" an undiscovered comet from the outskirts of the Solar System or another planetary system. For the first time in the history of ESA, the head of one of the mission experiments will be a scientist from Poland.
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Physician: Even a few days in space can have a negative impact on health
Even a few days of stay in space can have a negative impact on human health. American astronauts, who landed on the Moon, complained about headaches, nausea, vomiting, and even prostatitis, Dr. Aleksander Waśniowski says in an interview with PAP.
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JUICE: A European mission with Polish participation to explore the moons of Jupiter
Exploring Jupiter and its moons is the goal of the JUICE mission of the European Space Agency. Polish scientists, engineers and companies are involved in the work related to the mission. The more than seven years long journey towards the most massive planet in the solar system will begin in 2022.
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The only lunar crumbs from the Apollo mission in Poland are in Olsztyn
The only lunar crumbs in Poland, from the first manned lunar mission Apollo 11, are in the Olsztyn planetarium. They were presented the Polish authorities by US President Richard Nixon during his Warsaw visit in 1972.
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National Centre for Nuclear Research in the international gamma ray burst project
The National Centre for Nuclear Research will participate in the international project POLAR-2, which will allow to better understand study gamma-ray bursts - evidence of the strongest explosions in the Universe. The tasks of Polish scientists will include preparing electronic systems, the National Centre for Nuclear Research informs.
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Polish start-up wants to launch the observation nanosatellite ScopeSat into orbit
The Polish start-up SatRevolution wants to launch the observation nanosatellite ScopeSat into orbit. According to the company`s announcement, the satellite will be part of the Real-time Earth observation Constellation (REC). Richard Branson`s company has noticed the potential of REC.
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