Poland’s only cosmonaut, Mirosław Hermaszewski, who circled the Earth in a Soviet spacecraft in 1978, has died. He was 81.

Hermaszewski circled Earth in the Soyuz 30 spacecraft in 1978 as part of the Soviet Intercosmos programme

The retired air force pilot’s death on Monday was announced via his son-in-law, European Parliament member Ryszard Czarnecki.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/12/polands-only-cosmonaut-mirosaw-hermaszewski-dies-aged-81

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Mirosław #Hermaszewski, the only Polish #cosmonaut (Soyuz 30, 1978), died today, aged 81.

Dzis zmarl nie tylko Mirosław #Hermaszewski, ale tez Angelo #Badalamenti - czyli autor m.in. muzyki do #TwinPeaks
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXrjMaVoTy0

Nie żyje gen. Mirosław Hermaszewski, przypominamy nasze spotkanie w Krakowie: https://lifeinkrakow.pl/galerie/w-miescie/1931,nie-zyje-gen-miroslaw-hermaszewski-przypominamy-nasze-spotkanie-w-krakowie #hermaszewski