THROUGH THE MILITARY INSTITUTE OF AVIATION MEDICINE TO A JET PLANE AND A SPACECRAFT
Journal Title: The Polish Journal of Aviation Medicine, Bioengineering and Psychology - Year 2017, Vol 23, Issue 3
Abstract
General Mirosław Hermaszewski presents his reminiscences from the period of selection tests conducted at the Military Institute of Aviation Medicine in Warsaw, which aimed at selecting a candidate for the first Polish cosmonaut from among 72 military pilots. The author describes in an emotional way the medical methods and psychological tests, the results of which were the basis for selection. He also mentions episodes from further selection tests conducted in the “Star City” by doctors and space instructors in the USSR.
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Mirosław Hermaszewski
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