Hermaszewski, Miroslaw 'Mirek'
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Polish pilot cosmonaut 1976-1978. First Polish astronaut.
Biography
First cosmonaut from Poland.
Miroslav Hermaszewski was born on September 15, 1941 in the village of Lipniki to a peasant family. His father died in 1944 during the Second World War. In 1961, he graduated from middle school and entered High Aviation School in Demblin. After graduation in 1965, he served with the Polish Air Force. In 1971, he graduated from the Karol Sverchevski Military Academy.
In 1976 he was accepted into the Soviet cosmonaut unit (1976 Intercosmos Group # 1) together with Zenon Jankowski. He underwent the full general space preparation course under the Intercosmos program for co-operation with socialist countries. He made his space flight from June 27 through July 5, 1978, as research cosmonaut of the space ship Soyuz-30 (call sign - Kavkas-2) together with Soviet cosmonaut Pyotr Illyich Klimuk. The cosmonauts worked onboard the orbital complex Salyut-6 - Soyuz -29 - Soyuz -30 together with Vladimir Vasyllyevich Kovalenok and Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov. Their stay in space was 7 days 22 hours 2 minutes and 59 seconds.
After 1978, he continued service in the Polish Air Force. In 1981 - 1982 was a member of Poland's Military Council for National Salvation. In 1982 he graduated from the Voroshilov Military Academy in Moscow. He served as the Chief of the Shkola Orlyat High Aviation School (1982 - 1985). Afterwards, he served in the Defence Office of Poland (1985 - 1989). He is currently retired.
Awards: Hero of the Soviet Union. Awarded Soviet Order of Lenin, Poland Order of Krest Grunvald, others orders and medals.
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Soyuz 30
Klimuk and Hermaszewski before launch
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Chronology
4 events
1941 September 15
- Birth of Miroslaw 'Mirek' Hermaszewski - . Nation: Poland. Related Persons: Hermaszewski. Polish pilot cosmonaut 1976-1978. First Polish astronaut. 1 spaceflight, 7.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 30 (1978)..
1976 November 25
- Intercosmos Cosmonaut Training Group selected. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Hermaszewski, Jaehn, Jankowski, Koellner, Pelczak, Remek. Training group of potential 'guest cosmonauts' for propaganda flights to the Salyut space station. The 'guests', from states allied to the Soviet Union, would be flown on Soyuz lifeboat changeout missions to the station..
1978 June 27
15:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Soyuz 30 - . Call Sign: Kavkas (Caucasus ). Crew: Hermaszewski, Klimuk. Backup Crew: Jankowski, Kubasov. Payload: Soyuz 7K-T(A9) s/n 67. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Salyut 6. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 29, Soyuz 30. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T/A9. Duration: 7.92 days. Decay Date: 1978-07-05 . USAF Sat Cat: 10968 . COSPAR: 1978-065A. Apogee: 244 km (151 mi). Perigee: 194 km (120 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.80 min. Manned two crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Placed on board the Salyut-6 station, under the Intercosmos programme, a second, international, crew consisting of P.I. Klimuk (USSR) and M. Hermaszewski (Poland) to conduct scientific investigations and experiments..
1978 July 5
- Landing of Soyuz 30 - . Return Crew: Hermaszewski, Klimuk. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Hermaszewski, Klimuk. Program: Salyut 6. Flight: Soyuz 29, Soyuz 30. Soyuz 30 landed at 13:29 GMT. .