22 years since the flight of the first Slovak cosmonaut into space
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On February 20, 2021 it has been 22 years since the first Slovak cosmonaut Ivan Bella launched into space aboard the Soyuz TM-29 spacecraft. He carried with him a series of scientific experiments, one of which, SK-1 Dozimetria, was born at our institute under the leadership of Ladislav Just. The article “Slovenské vesmírne odysey: kniha o hviezdach slovenskej astronómie” (Slovak Space Odyssey: a book about the stars of Slovak astronomy) is currently returning to the event on the webpage Veda na dosah. It deals with a book that describes the story of Ivan Bella’s first flight into space and which was brought to existence in participation with the scientists of our institute as well. &the book is presented by academician Štefan Luby from the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
Text: P. Bobík