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(English) Columbus at 100 000 orbits: a Q&A with experts

(English) On 12 September 2025, ESA’s Columbus laboratory aboard the International Space Station will complete its 100 000th orbit around Earth—a remarkable achievement for Europe’s flagship science module in space.

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(English) Human minds, robotic hands

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Astronaut portrait - Sławosz Uznański. Credits: ESA - A. Conigli
Sławosz Uznański

(English) Inside Ignis: the ground team powering spaceflight

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Astronaut portrait - Sławosz Uznański. Credits: ESA - A. Conigli
Sławosz Uznański

(English) Get your Ignis wallpaper

(English) Bring the spark of Ignis to your screen with official Ignis wallpapers.

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Astronaut portrait - Sławosz Uznański. Credits: ESA - A. Conigli
Sławosz Uznański

(English) Mid-mission update: Sławosz’s first week on the Space Station

(English) The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew arrived safely at the International Space Station on 26 June 2025. Since then, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski has hit the ground—well, the microgravity—running, diving straight into science, education and outreach as part of this packed two-week mission. 

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Astronaut portrait - Sławosz Uznański. Credits: ESA - A. Conigli
Sławosz Uznański

(English) A new adventure on the International Space Station

(English) Watch the highlights of a new adventure on the International Space Station as ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski begins the Ignis mission.

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Astronaut portrait - Sławosz Uznański. Credits: ESA - A. Conigli
Sławosz Uznański

(English) Ignis ignited

(English) ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski has officially begun his first space mission, entering the International Space Station on 26 June 2025. He is pictured here among the now 11-member crew on board the Station, representing six different countries, shortly after the arrival of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4).

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Astronaut portrait - Sławosz Uznański. Credits: ESA - A. Conigli
Sławosz Uznański

(English) Liftoff of Axiom Mission 4

(English) The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew lifts off to the International Space Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from launchpad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on 25 June at 07:31 BST/08:31 CEST (02:31 local time).

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