On Monday, 9 MAY, at 4.30 p.m., Jerzy Pniewski and Leopold Infeld Colloquium of the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw will take place. The meeting will be exclusively ONLINE (registration required). This time our guest will be Rafał Grabiański from "Urania - Postępy Astronomii" who will give a lecture about "Science in space. Summary of major scientific research activities". During the lecture, we will learn about the current state of scientific space missions. We will also find out what cognitive goals space missions will have in the near future.

Those who registered for the Colloquium on 13.12.2021 or later do NOT have to register again. These attendees will receive a reminder on the day of the Colloquium with a link allowing them to participate in the lecture.

Those who did not attend the previous Colloquium are asked to register for the meeting by clicking on the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcOuurDwoHtKL-lYSDQP7e_bd31iTMbhx

After registering you will receive an e-mail confirmation with information on how to join the meeting. We strongly recommend providing professional email addresses, not private ones, when registering. Registration will close on the day of the Colloquium at 12 noon.

For informal discussions, please join us starting at 4 pm.

With best regards,
Barbara Badełek
Jan Chwedeńczuk
Jan Kalinowski
Jan Suffczyński

Rafał Grabiański, Urania - Postępy Astronomii

"Science in space. Summary of major scientific research activities"

Over 100 orbital rocket launches are carried out in the world every year. Most of them send commercial payloads to orbit. Some of these missions, however, have scientific objectives. This presentation will cover
the latest science space missions and provide some details on the biggest projects currently being conducted: International Space Station research, preparations for the first in 50 years crewed Moon missions and Mars exploration. We will also look into the nearest future and see what will be the biggest objectives for space exploration in the coming decades and how the Polish space sector fits into this