The European Network<p>Poland’s only cosmonaut, Mirosław Hermaszewski, who circled the Earth in a Soviet spacecraft in 1978, has died. He was 81.</p><p>Hermaszewski circled Earth in the Soyuz 30 spacecraft in 1978 as part of the Soviet Intercosmos programme</p><p>The retired air force pilot’s death on Monday was announced via his son-in-law, European Parliament member Ryszard Czarnecki.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/12/polands-only-cosmonaut-mirosaw-hermaszewski-dies-aged-81" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2022/dec</span><span class="invisible">/12/polands-only-cosmonaut-mirosaw-hermaszewski-dies-aged-81</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cosmonaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmonaut</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Astronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronaut</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hermaszewski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hermaszewski</span></a></p>