
Poland has a long aerospace tradition and has contributed to many scientific and technological projects. A second step, the signature of European Cooperating State Agreement in 2007, paved the way for the Polish participation in several ESA research projects. In 1994, Poland was one of the first Eastern European countries to sign a Cooperation Agreement in the field of the peaceful use of outer space with ESA. Poland’s cooperation with ESA is long-standing. Other government officials and dignitaries attended the ceremony, including representatives from the Polish Parliamentary Group in charge of space affairs. The ceremony took place at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, with the participation of Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, Waldemar Pawlak, Polish Minister of Economy, and Grażyna Henclewska, Under Secretary of State in the Polish Ministry of Economy.
