Samples for Polish experiment on ISS to be launched into orbit on April 21
13 experiments are planned during the Polish space mission Ignis. Due to mass and size limitations, some will be sent to the ISS earlier and will be waiting for the crew. One of these samples is scheduled to be launched into orbit on April 21.
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Polish company to develop satellite communication security system for ESA
A company from Gdańsk will develop a satellite communication security system based on post-quantum algorithms for ESA. The objective of the project is to create a cryptographic system for satellites that will protect communications against new threats posed by quantum computers.
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Polish researchers build quantum antennas for ESA
Polish scientists are perfecting the groundbreaking technology of Rydberg antennas. These devices based on quantum effects can receive electromagnetic waves in an extremely wide range. The European Space Agency has already ordered a prototype that will help in studying the atmosphere and monitoring transmission bands.
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Meteorite shower fell in Lublin Province
A meteorite shower fell in Lublin Province; 13 specimens have already been found and there is a chance to find more, said the president of the Polish Meteorite Society, Professor Tadeusz Przylibski. Studying meteorites can provide a lot of information about space, but it should be done as soon as possible.
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Polish computer LeopardISS to test data processing in orbit
Testing data processing in orbit is one of the experiments that astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski will conduct on the ISS. The LeopardISS computer from the Gliwice-based company KP Labs will be used for this purpose. According to its co-creator Dawid Lazaj, data processing in orbit is an intensively developing sector.
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Space sector experts call for procedures concerning incidents involving 'space junk'
The fall of the Falcon 9 rocket debris should be the basis for developing mechanisms that will enable an efficient and effective response to similar incidents in the future, the Polish Space Professionals Association (PSPA) states.
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Mission with participation of Polish astronaut to launch at the turn of June
The Polish technological and scientific mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with the participation of Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, will take place at the turn of June this year and last 16 days, Jarosław Sulkowski from the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology informed the Sejm.
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Polish astronaut to take flag and pierogi to ISS
Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, who will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, will take a Polish flag and pierogi into space. During the conference preceding the Axiom-4 mission, he said that he wanted to show that space was for everyone.
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Instruments co-created by Polish scientists to study Earth's magnetosphere
Scientists and engineers preparing a set of instruments for the European Space Agency (ESA) to study the Earth's magnetosphere met in Warsaw. The advanced equipment will to fly into space on six small satellites.
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Space Research Centre PAS: Polish space instrument GLOWS now integrated with NASA satellite
GLOWS, the first research instrument for a NASA space mission designed and built entirely in Poland, has successfully passed tests and has been integrated with the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences reports. The mission is scheduled to launch in the second half of this year.
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