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SGAC Poland
Poland is going to join European Space Agency around 2013. Negotiations have already finished. After achieving full membership big boost of space budget, internships, education and professional projects, as well as new opportunities of cooperation are greatly expected by young generation. That is why actions of young generation and space-related NGOs are mostly concentrated on popularization of benefits related to space among public opinion and authorities. Significant increase of space-related news in Polish media can be observed in last few years.
2012 is important time for space sector in Poland. First polish satellite PW-Sat, built by students from Warsaw University of Technology was successful launched on Vega rocket in March from French Guiana. First scientific satellite “Lem”, build by Space Research Centre, is going to be launched in September and second, belonging to the same scientific programme in 2013. Work on this two satellites is make in big part by young engineers – alumnus of ESA Educational Programmes.
Young Space Activities Overview in Poland
Young people have few opportunities to get involve in hands-on, space-related projects. In Poland there are few, high active associations which lead their own projects, as well as are involved in ESA Educational Programmes. Complete list of groups and associations are presented below.
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PW-Sat, first Polish satellite
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Mars rover Magma 2
(Credit: www.podlaskamarka.pl) |
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Copernicus Project: Recovered balloon's gondola
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Interesting Web Links for the Young Generation in Poland:
Groups & associations:
- Students’ Space Association (SSA) of the Warsaw University of Technology: The most active student association related to space in Poland, founded in 1997. Already leading projects: sounding rockets, stratospheric balloons, thermal calculations for space projects and moon rover. Main authors of first polish satellite
PW-Sat. Alumnus of ESA Education Programmes: ESEO, ESMO, Bexus, Parabolic Flight Campaigns. Around 60 members actual.
Students’ Space Technology Group of the Warsaw University of Technology: Second association related to space on WUT, specialized in on-board computers, communication and programming. Co-authors of PW-Sat satellite. Develops stratospheric balloons. Alumnus of ESA Educational Programmes: ESEO, Bexus.
- Students’ Space Technology Section of the AGH University of Science and Technology: New founded group in Cracow. Develops stratospheric balloons and mars rover.
- Mars Society Poland (MSP): Founded in 1999 is one of the most active division of the Mars Society. Focused on developing mars rovers and built a mars habitat in Poland. Thanks to well considered strategy of cooperation with technical universities and companies, MSP bring to built an advanced generation of polish mars rovers. Three polish rovers took part in University Rover Challenge 2011 in USA and “Magma 2” from Bialystok University of Technology won the competitions.
- Polish Rocket Society: Founded 2010, gather enthusiasts of experimental sounding rockets. Most advanced rocket reached attitude of 2 km and crossed sound barrier.
Services:
- Polish Astronautics Service “Kosmonauta.net”: The biggest Polish service about astronautics. More than 4000 articles, 20 authors, 4-5 news every day. Interesting reports of the most important events in Polish space sector. Representatives presents on the biggest international space conferences, eg. IAC.
- Polish Astronautics Forum: The biggest Polish Forum about astronautics. Around 40 000 posts in 900 topics, 400 users.
- "Space Poland”: Collection of all, polish space-related projects made by NGOs.
- “Astronautilus” magazine: Probably the best Polish space-related magazine, available on-line for fee.
Studies:
- “Astronautics” at Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
Members of the Polish Rocket Society during one of rocket festivals (Credit: PTR)
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