Poland sets eyes on space research

Poland is planning more scientific activity in space, Puls Biznesu reports. One of the projects, valued at PLN 700 million involves the construction of a satellite optoelectronic Earth observation system. “We plan to place two satellites with different observation equipment on the orbits of the Earth and to build a terrestrial station to control them,” Kamil Melcer from the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) told the daily. The NCBiR is about to launch a feasibility study for the project, in cooperation with the Polish Defense Holding and with WB Electronics. On Tuesday morning, Poland sent a new nano-satellite, dubbed Hevelius, into space. It will join Lem, another Polish satellite, and four others launched as part of the international Brite program.