On 24 July 2025, the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) officially announced that all objectives of the IGNIS space mission were fully completed, with Sławosz Uznański‑Wiśniewski dedicating 105 hours aboard the ISS to accomplish them.
A breakdown of time spent on key mission components shows:
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62.4% devoted to scientific and technological tasks
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18.8% to educational outreach (student and school presentations)
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17.6% to mission communication and promotion
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1.2% to medical activities and crew health-related efforts
source: PAP/Leszek Szymański
The mission, part of Axiom‑4, launched from Kennedy Space Center on 25 June 2025, with Dragon Grace docking at ISS the next day. The crew spent 18 days aboard ISS, and 20 days in space, including travel time
IGNIS included 13 experiments developed by Polish universities and companies, along with 30 educational outreach events, including live connections with students in Poland. Although mission execution is complete, researchers from POLSA and academic institutions are now conducting post-mission evaluations, data processing, and developing future publications. Final experimental analyses are expected to conclude in the autumn months.
MNiSW highlighted IGNIS as a milestone demonstration that Poland’s investment in cross‑disciplinary talent—from engineers to artists—is empowering its growing space sector. The mission is poised to inspire and support Polish science, industry, and education in the years ahead.
Source: PAP
