Post by Bonobo on Apr 12, 2011 22:29:47 GMT 1
Let`s be frank - if not for Russians, we would never be able to send a Pole into space. Mike, think about it.
First Pole in space
12.04.2011 12:29
As the late Yuri Gagarin is remembered on the 50th anniversary of the first man in space, few outside the country will recall Poland’s first and only man in space so far, Brigadier General Miroslaw Hermaszewski.
In 1978, he was singled out from a group of some 500 Polish pilots to take part in the Inter-cosmos space programme with the Soviet Union, ultimately orbiting the earth for eight days in the Salyut 6 space station.
Born in 1941, he was later awarded with the title of 'Hero of the Soviet Union'.
During martial law in Poland in 1981, the pilot was a member of the so-called Military Council of National Salvation, led by General Jaruzelski.
However, the astronaut currently insists that this was done without his consent.
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Mirosław Hermaszewski (born September 15, 1941), is a retired Polish Air Force officer. He became the first (and to this day remains the only) Pole in space when he flew aboard the Soyuz 30 spacecraft in 1978.
Early life
Mirosław Hermaszewski was born in Lipniki, Wolynian Voivodship. He is a survivor of the Volhynian massacres during World War II, during which Ukrainian nationalists murdered 19 members of his family, including his father.
Intercosmos program
In 1965 he graduated from the military pilot school in Dęblin. In 1978 he was chosen from almost 500 Polish pilots to take part in the Intercosmos space program. Together with Pyotr Klimuk he spent almost eight days onboard the Salyut 6 space station (from 17:27, June 27, 1978 'til 16:31, July 5). During their time in orbit, they carried out geoscience experiments and photographed the Earth.
They landed 300 km west of Tselinograd. He was awarded with the Hero of the Soviet Union title for that flight.
Afterwards
During the period of martial law in Poland, Hermaszewski was a member of the Military Council of National Salvation (Wojskowa Rada Ocalenia Narodowego, WRON), a military quasi-government. After that he was a commander of the Fighter Pilots School in Dęblin. In 1988 he was promoted to general.
Between 1991 and 1992, Hermaszewski served as a second-in-command of the Headquarters of the Airforce. He is currently retired.
Mirosław Hermaszewski enjoys science fiction novels, hunting, sailing and various other sports.[citation needed] He is married to Emilia Hermaszewska and has two children, Miroslaw (born 1966) and Emilia (born 1974).
www.spacepatches.nl/salyut/s30.html
First Pole in space
12.04.2011 12:29
As the late Yuri Gagarin is remembered on the 50th anniversary of the first man in space, few outside the country will recall Poland’s first and only man in space so far, Brigadier General Miroslaw Hermaszewski.
In 1978, he was singled out from a group of some 500 Polish pilots to take part in the Inter-cosmos space programme with the Soviet Union, ultimately orbiting the earth for eight days in the Salyut 6 space station.
Born in 1941, he was later awarded with the title of 'Hero of the Soviet Union'.
During martial law in Poland in 1981, the pilot was a member of the so-called Military Council of National Salvation, led by General Jaruzelski.
However, the astronaut currently insists that this was done without his consent.
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Mirosław Hermaszewski (born September 15, 1941), is a retired Polish Air Force officer. He became the first (and to this day remains the only) Pole in space when he flew aboard the Soyuz 30 spacecraft in 1978.
Early life
Mirosław Hermaszewski was born in Lipniki, Wolynian Voivodship. He is a survivor of the Volhynian massacres during World War II, during which Ukrainian nationalists murdered 19 members of his family, including his father.
Intercosmos program
In 1965 he graduated from the military pilot school in Dęblin. In 1978 he was chosen from almost 500 Polish pilots to take part in the Intercosmos space program. Together with Pyotr Klimuk he spent almost eight days onboard the Salyut 6 space station (from 17:27, June 27, 1978 'til 16:31, July 5). During their time in orbit, they carried out geoscience experiments and photographed the Earth.
They landed 300 km west of Tselinograd. He was awarded with the Hero of the Soviet Union title for that flight.
Afterwards
During the period of martial law in Poland, Hermaszewski was a member of the Military Council of National Salvation (Wojskowa Rada Ocalenia Narodowego, WRON), a military quasi-government. After that he was a commander of the Fighter Pilots School in Dęblin. In 1988 he was promoted to general.
Between 1991 and 1992, Hermaszewski served as a second-in-command of the Headquarters of the Airforce. He is currently retired.
Mirosław Hermaszewski enjoys science fiction novels, hunting, sailing and various other sports.[citation needed] He is married to Emilia Hermaszewska and has two children, Miroslaw (born 1966) and Emilia (born 1974).
www.spacepatches.nl/salyut/s30.html
