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Sławosz Uznański (Polish: ; born 12 April 1984 in
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) is a
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working at
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(ESA) as project
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since 2023 and formerly at CERN.


Early life and education

Uznański was born and raised in Łódź, where he attended the 8th Adam Asnyk High School. In 2008, he graduated with honours with
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from the
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and from the
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; in the same year also received
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from the Polytech Nantes. In 2011, he received a
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with distinction from the University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II for thesis on radiation-tolerant designs for space applications.
. In 2019, he was a technical expert and reviewer for
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programme; investigating European autonomy and technological competitiveness in the
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for
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(REA). In November 2022, he was announced as a reserve astronaut by the
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for the 2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group. In August 2023, Polish Development and Technology Minister,
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, announced that a Polish astronaut would fly to the
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(ISS) in 2024, adding that if the mission goes ahead Poland will submit the candidature of Uznański which will have to be approved by ESA and American company
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. If Uznański is accepted, he will become the second Pole to go into space after Mirosław Hermaszewski in 1978. He joined ESA to undergo his training for the mission on 1 September 2023.


References

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