The space mission, in which Dr. Sławomiz Uznański-Wiśniewski takes part, is in the middle. Behind the astronaut 7 days in space and intensive work on technological experiments. The Pole has already started researching 2 projects developed at the Military method Academy, which concern the impact of microgravity on astronaut health.
Axiom mission crew of 4 4 with Polish astronaut Dr. Sławomir Uznański-Wiśniewski on board While on the global Space Station (ISS) it is not idle. As part of the two-week mission, 60 experiments will be carried out proposed by researchers from 31 countries. As many as 13 studies were prepared by Polish companies, technological institutions and space industry. These are projects in the fields of engineering, medicine, biology and biotechnology. 2 of them are experiments reported by specialists from the Centre for Biomedical Engineering of the Optoelectronics Institute Military method Academy from Warsaw. They relate to the impact of surviving in space on intestinal microbes and on human immune system.
Dr Sławomi Uznański-Wiśniewski has already conducted almost half of the planned tests. According to the Polish Space Agency (POLSA), which coordinates the Polish Space Mission IGNIS, the scientist carried out the first investigation within the WAT projects. On the second day in orbit, he took samples of astronaut blood as part of the Immuno Multiomics project. The experimentation will find how space flight and stay on the ISS affect the functioning of the human immune strategy and whether upon returning to Earth all parameters will return to normal.
According to dr n. med. Alicja Trębińska-Stryjewska, the task manager, researchers hope that the experimentation will aid to better realize or even discover fresh mechanisms liable for changing gene expression in immune strategy cells under microgravity conditions. “We hope that what we will learn will improve the wellness of astronauts during subsequent space missions, specified as erstwhile flying to the Moon or to Mars,” he says.
Scientists from the WAT Biomedical Engineering Center will compare immune cells in the blood of astronauts collected before, during, and after returning to Earth. They anticipate to discover how adaptation to space conditions affects the body's ability to defend against infections.
Another WAT project, Human Gut Microbiota, besides applies to The impact of low gravity on astronaut health. Its intent is to analyse changes in intestinal bacteria, or alleged intestinal microbiobiome during a space mission. – The astronaut in outer space is exposed to stress, cosmic radiation and conditions of reduced gravity. These factors can importantly impair his microbiote, resulting in even distant consequences for his wellness – explains prof. Elżbieta Trafny. He explains that organisms surviving in the gastrointestinal tract are crucial for the appropriate functioning of, among others, its digestive, cardiovascular, tense and immune systems. The WAT experimentation may affect future astronaut nutrition strategies. As part of this study, a faeces example from astronauts is taken before the flight, during the mission and after returning to Earth. They will go to the WAT lab, where the organisms surviving in the gastrointestinal tract will be tested.
Polish astronaut is besides working on another national projects, including: he conducted the first investigation in the AstroMentalHealth experiment, checking the impact of space isolation on intellectual health, and underwent training to control brain activity by focusing or relaxing (EEG Neurofeedback). He besides began the PhotonGrav experiment, which aims to track how the brain functions in microgravity conditions and whether it is possible to usage brain waves to operate computers without utilizing hands. The Pole besides examines acoustics and sound levels on the ISS (Wireless Acoustics project). In addition, on 2 July, Dr. Sławomi Uznański-Wiśniewski connected with Poland live and spoke with Prime Minister Donald Tuski and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and students from Łódź.
The Ax-4 crew took off on June 25 and as planned will stay in space for 2 weeks.
