Mirosław Hermaszewski was a Polish cosmonaut, fighter plane pilot, and Polish Air Force officer. He became the first, and at the time of his death in December 2022, the only, Polish national in space when he flew aboard the Soviet Soyuz 30 spacecraft in 1978. He was the 89th human to reach outer space.
Hermaszewski in 1978
"School of Eaglets" in Dęblin, pictured in 2014
Hermaszewski, first from the right, alongside other cosmonauts and astronauts at UNESCO in 2011 for the 50th anniversary of the first crewed spaceflight.
Mirosław Hermaszewski at a meeting in Warsaw, May 2016
Soyuz 30 was a 1978 crewed Soviet space flight to the Salyut 6 space station. It was the sixth mission to and fifth successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 30 crew were the first to visit the long-duration Soyuz 29 resident crew.
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Image: Hermaszewski 1 skafandry
Image: Hermaszewski 2 przedmioty
Image: Hermaszewski 3 reszta