A Polish astronaut set to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) this year will take some pierogi into space with him—a first for the humble Polish dumpling.
Spaceman Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski said that he’d been cooperating with a small Polish family business that developed a special freeze-drying technique allowing him to bring the traditional dish into orbit.
“We worked for several weeks, and the company mastered this process... I can say that for the first time, we will be taking Polish pierogi into space,” he said.
“I hope that the pierogi in space will be just as delicious as they are on Earth.”
At a press conference on Wednesday, the astronaut said that thanks to his mission, he hoped Poland would “find [its] place in space permanently... and grow as an international player, shaping the technological future of Europe.”
“We worked for several weeks, and the company mastered this process... I can say that for the first time, we will be taking Polish pierogi into space,” he said.
“I hope that the pierogi in space will be just as delicious as they are on Earth.”
At a press conference on Wednesday, the astronaut said that thanks to his mission, he hoped Poland would “find [its] place in space permanently... and grow as an international player, shaping the technological future of Europe.”
He added: “I think we have the potential for this.”
He was speaking at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, where Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with the crew of the Ax-4 mission, which NASA says will be launched from Florida “no earlier than spring 2025.”
Uznański-Wiśniewski said he would take 13 Polish experiments to the International Space Station to further research in medicine, biology and engineering.
This article updates a story originally published on January 30.
He was speaking at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, where Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with the crew of the Ax-4 mission, which NASA says will be launched from Florida “no earlier than spring 2025.”
Uznański-Wiśniewski said he would take 13 Polish experiments to the International Space Station to further research in medicine, biology and engineering.
This article updates a story originally published on January 30.
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