Poland's first space satellite, due to be launched in 2011, will be named after sci-fi writer Stanisław Lem. He was the No. 1 favourite of some 45,000 people who voted in an Internet survey:
The first Polish satellite was named Lem
The naming ceremony was held at the Space Research Centre in Warsaw.
Stanislaw Lem - Poland's first Satellite
The name of the first Polish satellite has been chosen: Lem. The name eventually approved the Minister of Science, prof. Barbara Kudrycka , revealing the building Space Research Centre plaque .
Prof. Higher Education Minister reminded that the work of Stanislaw Lem motivated researchers for years, and his arguments and concepts inspired and contributed to the subsequent implementation of new research programs in Poland.
The first Polish scientific satellite - Lem and Hevelius - has been created in collaboration with the University of Vienna, Graz University of Technology, the University of Toronto and the University of Montreal.
