Rzeszów/ Uznański-Wiśniewski during the connection with Earth: I took my wife's wedding ring into orbit

The first Pole on the International Space Station Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski has once again connected with Earth. This time he answered questions from young people gathered in the auditorium of the Rzeszów University of Technology. This is how we know that he took his wife's wedding ring into orbit.

Rzeszow could not see the Pole in space, but heard him perfectly. The next connection with Earth was made by radio, with the help of shortwave radio operators from the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. First, the operator from the USA connected with the International Space Station (ISS), then transmitted the signal from PRz.

Preparations for the telebridge on the Rzeszów-ISS line began at 11:22. Six minutes later, the operator from the United States began calling the station with the Pole on board. He repeated it three times and finally, apart from the cosmic noise, everyone heard Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.

Asia, 16, wanted to know which experiences from being an engineer would be useful during a space mission. "Hard hours in the lab, when something didn't work. Same here, we're surrounded by different systems and we have to deal with different situations," the astronaut replied.

Krzysztof, 16, was curious about what personal items an astronaut can take into orbit. "Our hand luggage is not big, I could take about a kilogram of my own stuff. I took my wife's wedding ring, which I wear around my neck," the Polish astronaut said.

Marcel, 17, asked whether being in a state of weightlessness increases the need for nutrients. "For me, it's quite the opposite - I have to make sure I eat well and consume enough calories, so I don't feel hungry too much. I have a special app that I use to track everything I've eaten, and it helps me a lot," admitted Uznański-Wiśniewski.

Michał, 24, a student at the Rzeszów University of Technology, asked about the pierogi that flew with Uznański-Wiśniewski into space. The astronaut replied that he was glad that he could take the Polish delicacy with him, share it with other crew members, and assured that everyone liked them.

15-year-old Bartek asked who or what made him interested in space. "My mother was that person - she wished me a happy astronauts' day for my birthday, because I was born on the anniversary of Gagarin's flight into space," Uznański-Wiśniewski revealed.

Before connecting with Rzeszów, Uznański-Wiśniewski had already had meetings with Łódź and Wrocław. A connection with Warsaw is also planned. All connections are held as part of an educational program accompanying the mission. The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) organizes it together with the Ministry of Development and Technology and the European Space Agency (ESA).

On the occasion of connecting with the Polish astronaut, workshops for children and youth were held at the PRz. There was also a lecture about the Ignis mission, in which the Pole is participating, and about his career path before he put on the spacesuit. (PAP)

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