{"id":791688,"date":"2024-12-03T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=791688"},"modified":"2024-12-03T10:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:22:00","slug":"ignis-mission-name-and-patch-explained-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=791688","title":{"rendered":"Ignis mission name and patch explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"modal__tab-content--details\">\n<div class=\"modal__tab-description\">\n<p>The Ignis mission, named after the Latin word for \u2018fire,\u2019\u00a0symbolises\u00a0the spark igniting a new era in Poland\u2019s space\u00a0endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>The central motif of the patch features an eagle \u2013 a reference to the emblem of Poland \u2013 in white and red, reflecting the\u00a0colours\u00a0and design of the Polish national flag. Its tail gracefully evokes a flame, while its outstretched wings trace the contours of the Orla\u00a0Per\u0107\u00a0mountain range in the Polish Tatra Mountains. Within the mission\u2019s name, the second \u2018i\u2019 takes the form of the International Space Station. Above it, stars converge to form the Scutum constellation, paying homage to astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611-87), who was born in the Polish city of\u00a0Gda\u0144sk. Finally, a silver line represents the horizon, signifying the dawn of a new era in space exploration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more details, read the press release here.<\/p>\n<p>Follow S\u0142awosz\u2019s journey on the Ignis website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<label style=\"display: block; font-size: 0.9em; color: #8197A6; margin: 3rem 0 -1rem 0;\">Embed code<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea rows=\"4\" cols=\"60\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ignis mission name and patch explained\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xAVrlLSvAxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/textarea><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Videos\/2024\/12\/Ignis_mission_name_and_patch_explained?rand=771654\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ignis mission, named after the Latin word for \u2018fire,\u2019\u00a0symbolises\u00a0the spark igniting a new era in Poland\u2019s space\u00a0endeavours. The central motif of the patch features an eagle \u2013 a reference&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":791645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-791688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ESA"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/791688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=791688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/791688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/791645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=791688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=791688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=791688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}